Contract

Occupational Health Service

  • North Tyneside Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020462

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037f39

Published 17 July 2023, 11:33am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Tyneside Council

Quadrant, Cobalt Business Park, The Silverlink North

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

Contact

Mrs Judith Robson

Email

judith.robson@northtyneside.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1916435660

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Occupational Health Service

Reference number

DN641394

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A professional Occupational Health service, which includes the

provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in order that we, as an employer,

meet our responsibilities for the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees.

Access to the Occupational Health service is extended to colleagues in North Tyneside

Schools who buy into a service level agreement for Health and Safety services delivered by

the North Tyneside Council Health and Safety Team.

The role of the Occupational Health Service Contractor will be to provide advice and

recommendations to management to consider and to provide health and wellbeing support

to colleagues.

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: £720,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The scope of this tender covers the provision of a comprehensive range of Occupational

Health services. It is expected that these services can be delivered through a combination of

face-to-face appointments as well as via remote appointments using telephone / virtual

technology, as appropriate to the nature of the appointment. Provision should include preemployment screening; medical referrals; fitness for task assessments; ill-health retirement

assessments; case conferences; policy guidance and best practice advice; employee

assistance programme; provision of immunisation and vaccinations appropriate to the

workplace; and a health surveillance programme.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There is an option to extend the contract by 2 x 12 months

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-031249


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

1 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

UK Independent Medical Services Ltd

Brenner House Rainton Bridge Business Park

Houghton-Le-Spring

DH4 5RA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £720,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

HIgh Court of Justice Technology and Construction

Court 7 Rolls building

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom