Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health & Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Julia Estruga
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Employee Assistance and Trauma and Critical Incident Support 2025
Reference number
C386070
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Delivery of the Employee Assistance Programme and Trauma counselling services
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: £117,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of Employee Assistance Programme and Trauma Counselling Services: support services offer to employees to manage personal or work-related problems that could impact their job performance, health, or wellbeing.
Key features typically include:
Confidential counselling (e.g. mental health, stress, grief, relationship issues)
Legal and financial advice
Work–life balance support (e.g. childcare, eldercare resources)
Crisis intervention or trauma support
The contract is for awarded for an initial term of 15 months with the possibility to extend for a further period or periods up to 24 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract has been awarded following a mini-competition conducted under the Crown Commercial Service’s Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6296: Occupational Health and Related Services).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-014758
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
People Asset Management Limited
Holly House, 73-75 Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1SL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
05199107
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £45,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £117,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom