Scope
Reference
C/2025/637
Description
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of Occupational Health services.
We are looking for a cost-effective service that provides the Council value for money. The successful bid will be expected to show a track record of delivering excellent and innovative support and guidance designed to give maximum benefit and value to HDC.
Huntingdonshire District Council employs approximately 670 (Headcount) contracted staff spread over a number of sites in Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots and Ramsey of which approximately 150 are in manual roles.
The contract will commence from January 2026 (This may be subject to change)
The contractor must be as a minimum SEQOHS accredited
Currently the services we use include:
New starter health screening, face to face or by phone
Night Workers Assessment
Sickness absence advice
Return to work advice/phased returns
Advice as to whether employees fall under the definition of the Equality Act 2010
Health checks for all staff
Total value (estimated)
- £120,000 excluding VAT
- £144,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2028
- Possible extension to 4 January 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for a further 2 years (2 x 12 months), subject to supplier performance.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Participation
This procurement is reserved for
UK suppliers
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
31 October 2025, 3:00pm
Tender submission deadline
20 November 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
Evaluation of the tenders will be carried out by a panel of evaluating officers to help ensure an appropriate breadth of experience and understanding.
Moderation will be carried out by the procurement manager.
Each Method Statement will be assigned an importance weighting. These are clearly marked against each statement. The total scores for the Method Statements contribute to the overall award criteria by the following ratio:
Non-Price (Method Statements): 55%
Price: 45%
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5a57ea1b-f9a8-f011-813a-005056b64545
Contracting authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXCY-8219-LWDM
Pathfinder House St Mary's Street Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3TN
United Kingdom
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government