1300 – Occupational Health, EAP and Associated Health and Wellbeing Services Framework

Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e88dProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£220.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

6

0 awarded

Published

16 Apr 2026

Deadline 18 May 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 VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2034
Main category
services
CPV classifications
85100000
75122000
85312300
85312320
85142100
85147000
85140000
80560000
80561000
80300000
80100000
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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
CostPlease refer to Tender Documents for informationcost25.00%
QualityPlease refer to the tender documents for full detailsquality55.00%
Social Value and SustainabilityPlease refer to tender documents for full detailsquality20.00%

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.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 - Occupational Health Services - All Public Sector£220.0mactive
2Lot 2 - Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) – All Public Sector£220.0mactive
Lot 4Lot 4 - Student Assistant Programmes (SAP) - Higher Education 16 Years+£220.0mactive
Sub Lot 3aSub Lot 3a Health and Wellbeing Add on Services£220.0mactive
Sub Lot 3bSub Lot 3b - Health and Wellbeing Related Training£220.0mactive