Published date: 30 October 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

BA1 5AW

Value of contract

£425,000 to £450,000

Procurement reference

A3FC-H3EHNQ-A3SM-6UMKLM

Published date

30 October 2015

Closing date

8 December 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Bath and North East Somerset Council seek tenders for the provision of a comprehensive Occupational Health Service and an Employee Assistance programme under the Restricted Procedure. (OJEU Notice 2015/S 211-383266) The Council currently employs approximately 2,500 people, including a direct labour force and office, professional and managerial staff. In addition there are currently 2,000 School based staff who may opt in or out of the services on a school by school (or group of schools) basis over the term of the contract. The requirement is divided into 2 Lots: Lot 1. Pre-employment health vetting A full range of occupational health services Health promotion & staff wellbeing Lot 2. An employee assistance programme Suppliers may express interest in either or both Lots by clearly indicating this in the Prequalification Questionnaire. For Lot 1, the provider must hold, as a minimum, a Diploma in Occupational Health or an internationally recognised equivalent. For Lot 2 the provider must hold suitable counselling qualifications. The term of the contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend annually for a further 2 years. The deadline for receipt of PQQs is 12 noon on 8th December 2015.

More information

Additional text

Instructions to Suppliers: Interested suppliers should register with procurement portal
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk (view Opportunities/Occupational Health) to
download the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ). Suppliers are encouraged to
read the draft Invitation to Tender document, also available after
registration, to gain a better understanding of the services required before
completing the PQQ.

Suppliers should note that though draft documents have been attached to this
notice, in order to see the actual documents, be party to discussions
surrounding them and to receive any updates to them, suppliers must register
with the procurement portal above.

General enquiries about the services should be directed to;
Wendy_Davis@bathnes.gov.uk
Technical enquiries regarding registration with or using the procurement portal
should be directed to the Due North Technical Support Team on 0844 334 5204 or
swsupport@due-north.com.
Please note that a new version of ProContract is due for release. In order for
Due North to perform the upgrade, ProContract will be down from 5pm Thursday
26th November 'til 8am Monday 30th November. The system will then have
restricted availability for a minimum of a further week to allow for system
testing

About the buyer

Contact name

Wendy Davis

Address

Guildhall
High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
UK

Telephone

01225 477372

Email

wendy_davis@bathnes.gov.uk