Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Sophie Jarrett
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
CO0334 Occupational Health Services
Reference number
DN666750
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement opportunity for an Occupational Health Service is to secure a high-quality Provider that can deliver a comprehensive Occupational Health service that meets the requirements. The Provider will be expected to provide a range of services aimed at meeting the service needs, common law, and statutory duties of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of ECC's workforce.
These services should include at a minimum, management referrals, health surveillance, ill health retirement, and advice and support for managers, employees, and HR personnel on occupational health issues.
The Provider should have a strong track record of delivering Occupational Health services and be able to demonstrate expertise in areas such as a range of mental and physical health needs, data management, and proactive health monitoring. The aim is to secure so far as is reasonably practicable the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of wellbeing of ECC’s employees during their employment
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: £650,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement opportunity for an Occupational Health Service is to secure a high-quality Provider that can deliver a comprehensive Occupational Health service that meets the requirements. The Provider will be expected to provide a range of services aimed at meeting the service needs, common law, and statutory duties of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of ECC's workforce.
These services should include at a minimum, management referrals, health surveillance, ill health retirement, and advice and support for managers, employees, and HR personnel on occupational health issues.
The Provider should have a strong track record of delivering Occupational Health services and be able to demonstrate expertise in areas such as a range of mental and physical health needs, data management, and proactive health monitoring. The aim is to secure so far as is reasonably practicable the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of wellbeing of ECC’s employees during their employment.
The service will be required to cover employees who work for ECC across Essex, as the organisation is a hybrid working organisation, and in line with our Ways of Working programme, employees work a range of remote and flexible working patterns based on their ‘workstyle’ (anywhere worker, community-based worker, fixed-based worker and operational field-based worker) which also means they work from multiple locations. As such, the service will need to be designed to accommodate remote working arrangements, with most of the provision delivered virtually.
Services:
Management Referrals for Occupational Health Assessments
Pre-Employment Escalations
Ill Health Retirement
Case Conferences, Other Attendance and Advice
Health Surveillance
Specific Types of Assessment, e.g. workstation and stress
Publicity and Health Promotion
Further details can be found in the project specification.
Please note that Employee Assistance Programmes are not included in this tender.
The Agreement will be for an initial period of 38 months commencing 1st July 2023 until 31st August 2026 with an option to extend for a period of up to 24 months in total.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualoty / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012572
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CO0334
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Innovate Healthcare Management Group Ltd,
Stockport
SK1 1TA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £287,296.80
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom