985B_23 Occupational Health Services

ESPO is seeking to establish a framework agreement with a number of Service Providers for the provision of occupational health services. The framework will cover a range of services from general occupational health services to Employee Assistance Programmes such as pre-employment assessments, absence management, immunisation programmes, blood tests, vaccinations and confidential support and counselling.

Lot 1 - General Occupational Health Services
Lot 2 - Employee Assistance Programmes

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

Throughout the duration of the framework, ESPO shall monitor the Supplier's financial standing against the Suppliers initial financial positioning on the commencement date of the framework. If a Suppliers financial standing falls below the position recorded on the commencement date, ESPO will raise this with Suppliers and discuss the circumstances round this.

MI (Management information) for the framework will be collected every 3 months by the Contract Support Officer (CSO). The CSO will also maintain checks to ensure that any relevant insurances continued to be held.

Social Value will be assessed and monitored by the framework manager; Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate social value initiatives throughout the lifetime of the framework.

Note: This is a retender of 985_23 Occupational Health Services (the previous opportunity was published on 5 December 2022 and closed on 16 January 2023; see also the new Find a Tender Contract award notice - not awarded - reference 2023/S 000-006634 published 7 March 2023).

Summary changes from original ITT are as follows:

Removal from Lot 1 pricing schedule of the "EAP comprehensive and individual services" from the mandatory services tenderers must provide. Lot 1 tenderers may choose to provide pricing for EAP as an optional extra service, this will not be evaluated.