Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Employee Assistance Programme
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
Contact
Procurement
procurement-professionalservices@herts.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Help
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Employee Assistance Programme
Reference number
24003
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Employee Assistance Programme. The contract will run from the 1st August 2024 for three (3) years until 31st July 2027. At the end of the first three years, the University will have an option to extend for a further two years in twelve month increments. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and service, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. The contractor will provide the service using qualified staff to provide support and guidance to University staff. Update: Following a review of the Invitation to Tender documentation and the specification, the University of Hertfordshire has elected to abort this tender exercise to refine these elements further.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor will provide the service using qualified staff to provide support and guidance to University staff. The service will include (but is not limited to):- One off (ad-hoc) telephone or e-counselling.- Structured telephone counselling (STC).- Structured e-counselling (SEC).- Online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).- Structured face to face counselling (F2F).- Legal information.- Financial information.- Debt information.- Health and Wellbeing information.- Trauma management consultancy.- Management/staff helpline.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-013276
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
24003
Title
Employee Assistance Programme
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Following a review of the Invitation to Tender documentation and the specification, the University of Hertfordshire has elected to abort this tender exercise to refine these elements further.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom