Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RL
Contact
Ade Winjobi
Adebimpe.Winjobi@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1902556556
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.wolverhamptontenders.com
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
WH24006 Occupational Health Services
Reference number
DN737242
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wolverhampton Homes (WH) employs approximately 690 employees which comprises of
management, professional, technical, administrative, and manual and trade employees.
WH is conducting this procurement with a view to putting in place new contracts for:
-Lot 1 - Occupational Health Nurse
-Lot 2 - Occupational Health Doctor
-Lot 3 - Physiotherapy Services
The service will be a strategic part of WH’s commitment to be an employer of choice,
enhancing employee health and wellbeing and encouraging staff to live healthier lifestyles to
prevent health problems occurring and an effect on performance and attendance. The
service will operate as an integral part of WH’s Health and Wellbeing strategies.
This contract will be for 4 years starting on 1st January 2025 until 31st December 2028.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 Occupational Health Nurse
Core Requirements
The Supplier shall provide the core requirements which shall include but
not be limited to:
• Contract Management;
• Web based Online Portal;
• Advice on WH Policy and Guidance;
• Reasonable adjustments Under the Equalities Act 2010;
• Attendance Management Advice and Assessments;
• Management Information;
• Ill Health Retirement and Deferred Benefits Assessments;
• Pre-Employment Screening;
• Health Surveillance Services;
• Health Screening Services;
• Workplace Assessments, and
• Education and Awareness Programmes
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £182,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
48
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - Occupational Health Doctor
The Service Provider shall aim to reduce the amount of time lost from the employees’ place of work, through -
1. Support employees who are absent from work through illness for an effective return to work making recommendations where appropriate and in line with The Equality Act 2010.
2. Recommend where appropriate eligibility for ill health retirement.
3. Offering sound and practical advice to prevent the reoccurrence of injury/illness where medically possible
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £30,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
48
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 - Physiotherapy Services
The Service Provider shall aim to reduce the amount of time lost from the employees’ place of work, through -
1. early intervention in order to prevent sickness absence
2. prevent re-occurrence of sickness absence where possible.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £91,200
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
48
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The Council (authority) will assesses any offers received in accordance with The Health Care
Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, No. 1348.
The evaluation process is separated into the following stages:
1) The Council (authority) will assess, and may exclude a provider from the PSR process and
discount without further assessment, if the provider meets the exclusion criteria detailed in
Regulation 20.
2) The Council (authority) will assess if providers are considered suitable to provide a service
by applying the basic selection criteria as outlined in Schedule 16 – a provider that does not meet the basic selection criteria may be discounted without further assessment.
3) Key Criteria; - Quality & Innovation; Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability;
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice and Social Value, which
evaluates how suppliers propose to deliver the service; and
4) Key Criteria Value, which evaluates the commercial aspects of the bid. This stage is only
evaluated once the previous, stipulated stages have been completed.
5) The key criteria / award criteria split is as follows;
Lot 1 (Occupational Health Nurse) –
Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 15%
Quality and Innovation 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities
and facilitating change 30%
Social Value 5%
Value 30%
Lot 2 (Occupational Health Doctor) –
Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 20%
Quality and Innovation 15%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities,
and facilitating change 25%
Social Value 5%
Value 35%
Lot 3 (Physiotherapy) –
Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 20%
Quality and Innovation 15%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities,
and facilitating change 25%
Social Value 5%
Value 30%
The complete evaluation process is detailed with the ITT document, found free of charge at
the website address documented within this contract notice. Wilful misrepresentation of a
bid by a provider will result in exclusion from the provider selection process.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The standstill period requirements, including for the reviewing of decisions, are detailed in
Regulations 12 and 14(3). Provision for independent expert advice is set out in Regulation
23.
Providers may make a representation to the relevant authority within the first eight working
days following the start of the standstill period (ie eight working days starting with the first
working day following the day after the intention to award notice has been published).
Providers cannot submit a representation after that period, even if the standstill period has
been extended in response to a representation from another provider.
Relevant authorities are only obliged to respond to representations that meet all the
following conditions:
the representation comes from a provider that might otherwise have been a provider of the
services to which the contract relates
the provider is aggrieved by the decision of the relevant authority
the provider believes that the relevant authority has failed to apply the regime correctly and
is able to set out reasonable grounds to support its belief
the representation is submitted in writing (which includes electronically) to the relevant
authority within eight working days of the start of the standstill period.
If a provider remains unsatisfied about the response given by a relevant authority to their representations, then that provider may seek the involvement of the Independent Patient
Choice and Procurement Panel.
If a provider wishes to request the panel to consider their representation further, then they
must submit their request through the panel’s website (find address below) within five
working days of receiving the relevant authority’s decision following the relevant authority’s
review of their representation.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-providerselection-
regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/.