1300 – Occupational Health, EAP and Associated Health and Wellbeing Services Framework
Estimated value
£220.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
6
Published
16 Apr 2026
Description
YPO are working in partnership with the London Borough of Islington to reprocure the 3rd iteration of their Occupational Health, EAP and Associated Health and Wellbeing Services framework offering a broader reach to the whole public sector through a national framework split into 8 regions procured through the Open Procedure under PA23 offering 2 re-opening periods in years 2 and 5 to encourage a broad mix of suppliers within the market. The Lot structure supports a full end to end wellbeing solution for the Public Sector offering: Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), Health and Wellbeing Related Training Courses, Flu Vaccination Programmes, Modern Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) and Student Assistance Programmes (SAP) for Higher Education 16 years +. The framework offers both the Competitive Selection Process and Award Without Competition as procurement routes to use. YPO are the lead public sector buying organisation for this procurement, we manage an array of frameworks for a variety of services and products. Public sector organisations utilise our frameworks as a compliant route to market to award contracts which meet their requirements. The framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will place the order with the Supplier and the Supplier delivers services direct to the end customer. Any resulting Contract shall be deemed to cover any services that can be supplied by the successful tenderer(s) over the life of the framework within the scope of the lots.
Scope
- Reference
- 001300
- Total value
- £220,000,000 excluding VAT£264,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2034
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 8510000075122000853123008531232085142100851470008514000080560000805610008030000080100000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Please refer to Tender Documents for information | cost | 25.00% |
| Quality | Please refer to the tender documents for full details | quality | 55.00% |
| Social Value and Sustainability | Please refer to tender documents for full details | quality | 20.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please refer to the tender documents for the full details.
Suppliers are required to meet national standards for training, competence, ethical practice and public protection in line with the specification requirements. YPO will accept any of the following standards in line with the relevant lots and services required as specified below: Option A - Lot 1 - Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service Accreditation (SEQOHS) - Essential for this Lot Option B - Lot 1 - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) organisational membership or The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) Accreditation and or Professional Standards Authority (PSA) Accreditation. Option C - Lot 2 - EAP Association (UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association) accredited EAP Supplier - Essential for this Lot Option D - All lots - CQC registration, where this applies to the services provided. Option E - Lots 2, 3c and 4 Suppliers are required to work with accredited psychologists, counsellors, therapists and coaches who meet professional licensing requirements with vetted process in place to ensure clinical excellence. Essential for these lots. Please refer to the Tender Documents for full details.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 1:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome Please refer to the Tender Documents for information. ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 6 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Occupational Health Services - All Public Sector | £220.0m | active |
| 2 | Lot 2 - Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) – All Public Sector | £220.0m | active |
| Lot 4 | Lot 4 - Student Assistant Programmes (SAP) - Higher Education 16 Years+ | £220.0m | active |
| Sub Lot 3a | Sub Lot 3a Health and Wellbeing Add on Services | £220.0m | active |
| Sub Lot 3b | Sub Lot 3b - Health and Wellbeing Related Training | £220.0m | active |