Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN71UE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Brighton & Hove City Council
Brighton
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Occupational Health Services
Reference number
RFX1001151 - ESCC - JS - Occupational Health
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) have statutory obligations to provide their employees with an Occupational Health (OH) Service.
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: £1,550,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Occupational Health Services, this notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement under the competitive process.
Approximate lifetime value of the contract £1,550,000
This is an existing service
This is a new provider
Initial term 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 - 3 years
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents / Weighting: 60%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Potential extension periods - 1 year + 1 year - to 31 March 2031
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:
ESCC and BHCC conducted a further competition under ESPO Framework Agreement 985B_23 Occupational Health Services (Lot 1)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
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
24 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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 T/A PAM OH Solutions Ltd
9 Lakeside Drive (Also Known as 820 Mandarin Court) Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1GG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Companies House
05199107
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,550,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 5 December 2025 via dialogue on Proactis. Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Award decision makers are officers from ESCC and BHCC. There were no conflicts of interest.
The following price and quality weightings were used to determine the most economically advantageous tender:
• Price 40%
• Quality 60%
(Social Value 10% of quality)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
Country
United Kingdom