Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shared Business Services
Halyard Court, 31 Broadway, The Quays
M50 2UW
Salford Quays
Contact
Charles Tarling
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
05280446
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=38357&B=NHSSBS
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Joint Venture between the Department of Health and Sopra Steria
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PIN Notice: Workforce and Wellbeing Services - Absence Management, Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eyecare Services
Reference number
10188
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shared Business Services intends to put in place an Agreement for the Provision of Workforce and Wellbeing Services – Absence Management, Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eyecare Services to be used by the NHS and wider UK Public Sector.
NHS Shared Business Services is seeking interested bidders to be considered for this, by emailing charles.tarling@nhs.net.
Possible Lot structure is detailed below, and NHS Shared Business Services is seeking support with this; however, this will be confirmed after this market engagement exercise.
Lot 1 - Day One Absence Management Solutions
Lot 2 - Occupational Health Services
Lot 3 – Employee Assistance Programmes
Lot 4 – Eyecare Services
Lot 5 – Training Solutions
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
PIN Notice: Workforce and Wellbeing Services - Absence Management, Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eyecare Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
- 85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses
- 85142100 - Physiotherapy services
- 85160000 - Optician services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
M50 2UW
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Shared Business Services intends to put in place an Agreement for the Provision of Workforce and Wellbeing Services – Absence Management, Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eyecare Services to be used by the NHS and wider UK Public Sector.
NHS Shared Business Services is seeking interested bidders to be considered for this, by emailing charles.tarling@nhs.net.
Possible Lot structure is detailed below, and NHS Shared Business Services is seeking support with this; however, this will be confirmed after this market engagement exercise. Lot 1 - Day One Absence Management Solutions
Lot 2 - Occupational Health Services
Lot 3 – Employee Assistance Programmes
Lot 4 – Eyecare Services
Lot 5 – Training Solutions
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 June 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to notify the market of our intention to engage with the market prior to tendering this opportunity in the near future. This is not an Invitation To Tender (ITT). An expression of interest in this PIN is not a tender response. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the tender, nor does it infer any special status on those providers who do submit interest. Suppliers who do express an interest may be requested to provide information as part of the pre procurement engagement phase. Potential providers who do not express an interest will still be able to submit bids for the tender in relation to this PIN when it is released. This PIN does not commit NHS SBS to undertake the procurement.