Published date: 25 March 2021

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: 21 May 2021, 1:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN534711-98686234

Published date

25 March 2021

Closing date

21 May 2021

Closing time

1:30pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are seeking proposals from suitably qualified suppliers for the Provision of Occupational Health, Counselling, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Programme, Eye Care Services and a system/portal within which health information may be stored.
In the first instance the provision will be utilised by GMCA, but is open for utilisation by GMP.
Any use by GMP will be subject to agreement by the contractor and dependent on location.
GMFRS current arrangements for Occupational Health, Counselling, Physiotherapy and EAP services are provided by two separate external suppliers and GMFRS are looking to improve efficiency and a more collaborative approach and end to end service. While increasing efficiency, and ensuring support for our staff, we will be looking for innovative ways to achieve this and examples of collaborative working, or a shared service approach will be key.
We endeavour to work in partnership with our suppliers to maintain and develop the following aspects of employee health and wellbeing:
• Health Promotion
• Maintaining and Developing a Healthy Workforce
• Support to remain in work - early intervention
• Support to return to work - back to work
The intended duration of the contract is 36 months with a provision to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.
The service delivery can be broken into the below general elements. A supplier may tender for any one, combination of, or all elements of this invitation.
1. Occupational Health
• Pre-employment questionnaires, assessments and medicals
• Health Surveillance for firefighters (three yearly)
• Other role specific medicals and health surveillance including, but not limited to, HGV assessments, vibration assessments, asbestos medicals, annual compartment fire behaviour trainer medical, paint sprayer medicals), over 55 medicals
• Management Referrals
• Fitness Assessment
• Specialist referrals
• Eyesight tests
• Audiometry Assessment
• Blood pressure review
• Capability and ill health retirement (IQMP/IRMP) assessments
• Case conferences
• Vaccinations, Venepuncture, including needle-stick assessments
• Alcohol/Drug testing
• Rehabilitation plans
• Pre-Retirement Medicals
2. Counselling
3. Physiotherapy
4. Employee Assistance Programme services
5. Eye Care - VDU/DSE eye-tests and Aids to Vision
6. An Occupational Health portal

About the buyer

Contact name

Anthony Warhurst

Address

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 12345678

Email

Anthony.Warhurst@manchesterfire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/