Provision of Occupational Health (OH) Services for OH Physician Resource, OH Services for the OH Service and Specialist Service Referrals
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
23 Feb 2026
Description
Lot 1 – Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments. Occupational Health Physicians: OHP Attendance Management referrals OHP Preplacement referrals OHP Escalations from safety critical medicals Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tier 4 OHP Health Surveillance escalations (for example silica, welding fumes, noise) Ill Health Retirement referrals Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2 Train Driver Medicals Strategic project work - for example developing and improving medical standards (Excludes Clinical Governance responsibilities) Case Conferences Expert witness services Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service Pre-placement health assessment processed by the NR Shared Service team where fitness to work reports will be provided within 1 working day of assessment. For clinical staff there is an additional requirement to schedule a face-to-face vision test [colour and peripheral vision] as part of the pre-placement process. Performance and attendance management referrals - where attendance triggers have been met, there is a concern over the impact of a disability or where guidance in relation to the impact of health on performance is required. Ill Health Retirement referrals. Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments: Provide occupational therapist resource either from an inhouse resource or a Supplier network. To assess the suitability of work duties and to gain a better understanding of the nature of the Network Rail employee’s work, assessing the physical, psychosocial, cognitive and communication demands of the job. Lot 2 – Specialist referrals The requirement of specialist consultations, scans, assessments &and x-ray services to determine fitness to work either as part of the competence specific medical. Chest X-ray programme for Respiratory Crystalline Silica Including x-ray, radiologist reporting & management information Not including employee selection and case management MRI Cardiology consultation (Initial appointment} Cardiology consultation (review appointment) Cardiologist echocardiogram Cardiologist Exercise stress test 24-hour ECG Holter monitoring ECG Interpretation (Train Driver medical only) Neurology consultancy Electroencephalogram Psychological Assessment Psychiatric Assessment HAVs Tier 5 assessment Any other specialist service required.
Scope
- Reference
- Project_42354
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 05 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2033
- CPV classifications
- 85100000
- Contract locations
- Scotland, United KingdomWales, United KingdomNorth East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomLondon, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | — | quality | 3.50% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.50% |
| Reporting | — | quality | 5.25% |
| Service Delivery | — | quality | 19.25% |
| Occupational Health Physicians | — | quality | 19.25% |
| Mobilisation & Exit Plan | — | quality | 5.25% |
| Data Protection | — | quality | 5.60% |
| Information Security | — | quality | 1.40% |
| Pricing Schedule | — | price | 30.00% |
| Reporting | — | quality | 7.00% |
| Service Delivery | — | quality | 24.50% |
| Chest X-ray Programme | — | quality | 12.25% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender
The highest scoring and compliant 4 Participants from the PSQ shall be invited to the Lot specific ITT. (As per the scoring set out within the Instructions to Participants document.)
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments. | £10.8m | complete |
| 2 | Specialist Referrals | £2.3m | complete |