Occupational Health and Related Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Company health services - 85147000

Location of contract

HP20 1BD

Value of contract

£280,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

PRO_308

Published date

19 January 2022

Closing date

9 November 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority (BMKFA) (the Contracting Authority) wish to appoint a single Service Provider to provide the Occupational Health and Related Services, including Employee Assistance Programme. The Contracting Authority's service delivery is managed through its Headquarters location, based at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, with 19 fire stations across the county. The total numbers of staff for the Contracting Authority will vary during the contract period. The staff number of 478 is based on current needs and are indicative only. The volume of work may fluctuate in accordance with the needs of the organisation and under-utilisation in one area may be compensated by an increase in another.
The overall aims of the Occupational Health service is to promote occupational and general health to all employees of the Contracting Authority by:
Promoting healthy working practices/lifestyles
Providing routine medicals and management referrals
Assessing and monitoring the effects of health on work, and work on health
Preventing ill health arising from working practices or conditions
Reducing sickness absence and ill-health retirements, including monitoring long-term and/or recurring sickness absence.
Education/awareness of health and well being
Rehabilitation
Liaison with external specialists
Undertaking pre - employment assessment /return to work assessments
Random and pre-arranged substance misuse and alcohol testing

The contract is due to be awarded by Jan 2022, mobilisation period up to 31 March 2022, with contract services commencing 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 with an option to extend up to 24 months to 31 March 2027.
Total Contract Value range £280k to £300k (for a possible 5 year period).
The Estimated Contract Value stated above is based on relevant economic factors including the budget available to the Contracting Authority, and wider market and category knowledge. Tender responses with a total price exceeding the Estimated Contract Value by more than 5% will be disqualified from the tender process. Bidders are reminded to carefully note this requirement of the Contracting Authority before any tender submissions.

To access tender documents, bidders must register and Opt In to view documents via e-tendering portal via the following link:

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Occupational Health and Related Services

• Opportunity
• Published 7 October 2021

Additional text

Link to e-tendering portal to access tender documents

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bucksfire/aspx/Home

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Award information

Awarded date

19 January 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£286,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

M.K. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ronda Smith

Address

Headquarters
Stocklake
Aylesbury
HP20 1BD
United Kingdom

Telephone

07969484031

Email

rondasmith@bucksfire.gov.uk