Tender

T2530 Provision of an Occupational Health Service

  • Belfast City Council

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-037204

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b755

Published 18 November 2024, 2:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Belfast City Council

No 9, 9 -21 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8DJ

Email

cps@belfastcity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.belfastcity.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://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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

T2530 Provision of an Occupational Health Service

Reference number

T2530

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85147000 - Company health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Belfast City Council require the provision of an Occupational Health Service.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £900,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An independent occupational health service is required 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, fitness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments, redeployments, ill health recommendations, employee counselling support.

Provision of both occupational nurse sickness absence clinics and occupational health physician clinics.

Health surveillance and screening

Workplace health assessments

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

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £900,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

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.2.14) Additional information

Minimum value range of GBP 600 000.00 to a maximum value range of GBP 900 000.00 which has been calculated on the basis of a 2 year contract through to the maximum 3 year contract.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

23 December 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.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This procurement is being 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.

Economic Operators are asked to email their initial Expression of Interest to

cps@belfastcity.gov.uk. on or before 12 noon on 23rd December 2024.

Following the closing date and time it is anticipated that all those who have expressed an

interest will take part in supplier engagement, if required, followed by a tender process.

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