Contract

Occupational Health and Employee Benefits Programme

  • Department for Work & Pensions

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005810

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060c59 (view related notices)

Published 22 January 2026, 2:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Work & Pensions

Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA

London

SW1H 9NA

Email

emphrservices.emphrservices@dwp.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Occupational Health and Employee Benefits Programme

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71317200 - Health and safety services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Occupational Health services and the Employees Assistance Programme (OHEAP) combine to support DWP's health and wellbeing strategy

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £18,600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Occupational Health services and the Employees Assistance Programme (OHEAP) combine to support DWP's health and wellbeing strategy

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

For Clarity and avoidance of doubt:
This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it. you can access the original notice here:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/245eb8d6-fdee-4720-926f-ae97b84153c6

The reason that 'award with no prior notice' was used here is because using Restricted Procedure Type required the PIN code of an F02 notice. As this was procured on a framework there was no F02 notice this option was chosen as a workaround to Atamis (DWP's eProcurement system).

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

People Asset Management Limited

9 Lakeside Drive (also known as 820 Mandarin Court), Centre Park, Warrington, WA1 1GG

Warrington

WA1 1GG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
National registration number

5199107

Internet address

www.people-am.com

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £18,600,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £18,600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

For Clarity and avoidance of doubt:
This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it. you can access the original notice here:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/245eb8d6-fdee-4720-926f-ae97b84153c6

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Work & Pensions

Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA

London

SW1H 9NA

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions