Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.belfastcity.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
Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Counselling Services for Belfast City Council
Reference number
T2240
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Notice of award of Contract by Belfast City Council for the provision of an Occupational Health Service and an Employee Counselling Service.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,152,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Occupational Health Service for Belfast City Council
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Notice of award of an independent occupational health service for Belfast City
Council to support approx. 2500 members of staff across a range of job
roles and provide the following services:
• Medical referrals and assessments for advice on matters including
absence management, fitnness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments,
redeployments, ill health recommendations, employee counselling
support.
• Health surveillance and screening
• Workplace health asssessments
• Driving licence medicals
• Pre-employments medicals
• Immediate telephone referrals to an OH advisor/nurse
• GP and other specialist referrals
• Provision of management information reports
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Approach to delivery of service / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Resourcing / Weighting: 20%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew for a further year (up to 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Employee Counselling Service for Belfast City Council
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Notice of award of an independent employee counselling service for Belfast City
Council to support approx. 2500 members of staff across a range of job roles
and provide the following services:
• EC referrals, including line management, self, sickness, emergency,
specialist, stress related referrals for advice on matters including absence
management, fitness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments, redeployments, ill
health recommendations, Occupational Health support.
• Training of Council staff e.g. stress awareness
• Mediation, mentoring
• Provision of management information reports
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Approach to delivery of service / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Resourcing / Weighting: 20%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew for a further year (up to 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 000-004746
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
T2240
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Provision of an Occupational Health Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OHRD Ltd
Princes House, 44-46 Princes Street
Belfast
BT1 3FP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £562,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
T2240
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2 Provision of an Employee Counselling Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apheideo Associates Ltd
Forsyth House, Cromac Street
Belfast
BT2 8LA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £590,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Notice of award of contract let under Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended (PCR2015) and the services in scope are listed under Schedule 3, therefore associated procurement procedures apply as allowed for under these scope of services i.e. Light Touch Regime.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom