Scope
Reference
NCC1515
Description
Northumberland County Council require the provision of occupational health services, including for the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
Total value (estimated)
- £2,800,000 excluding VAT
- £3,360,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
The contracting authority has the option to extend this contract by a further 12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
As stated in the procurement documents
Technical ability conditions of participation
As stated in the procurement documents
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
7 October 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders must be downloaded and submitted through the e-tender portal: https://www.open-uk.org/
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
9 December 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery Model, including Core Services | Quality | 30% |
| Price | Price | 10% |
| Non-core services | Quality | 10% |
| Implementation | Quality | 10% |
| Accessibility of Service | Quality | 10% |
| Quality Assurance and User satisfaction | Quality | 10% |
| Fire Services Provision | Quality | 10% |
| Business Continuity | Quality | 5% |
| Social Value | Quality | 5% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Competitive flexible procedure description
The procedure to be followed is as follows. Following the submission of initial tenders, these will be assessed but not scored. Tenderers will attend a session to present the system they intend to use, and to attend a Q&A session to clarify any omissions, confusions or assumptions made by either party. Tenderers will then be allowed to refine their tenders if they need to and submit a final tender.
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Light touch contract - no minimum
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Pre-market engagement was carried out for a previous, aborted tender for these services under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Contracting authority
Northumberland County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJJX-1133-JRGV
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
United Kingdom
Email: CCPS@northumberland.gov.uk
Website: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Region: UKC21 - Northumberland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government