ESC Occupational Health Services Retender
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
21 May 2026
Description
East Suffolk Council (“ESC”, “the Council”) is looking to procure a provider of Occupational Health Services to work collaboratively with us, offering professional support and advice to complement our absence management policies and procedures and health and wellbeing agenda. The Council considers the health and wellbeing of staff to be paramount in delivering high quality services. Achieving a balance between the needs of our employees and the delivery of the organisation’s objectives is not always easy. Sickness absence accounts for a considerable proportion of lost working time and the average cost of absence is significant. The Council's aim is to reduce this by investing in an occupational health provision that is flexible and robust enough to meet our organisation’s needs, providing a locally based service for our officers.
Scope
- Reference
- 2694-PPT-O
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 16 Feb 2026 to 31 Mar 2028Possible extension to 31 Mar 2029
Further optional extension of 12 months.
- CPV classifications
- 85147000
- Contract locations
- Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodology | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Face to Face Appointment Provision | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Experience, Skills and Qualifications | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Health and Wellbeing | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Data Protection | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As stated in the tender documentation. Minimum financial standing required. a. Supplier/Consortium must demonstrate that it meets the Turnover Threshold of £50,000; b. Supplier/Consortium must demonstrate a positive net profit margin over the last two consecutive years; c. Supplier/Consortium must demonstrate that it has a low to moderate net worth ratio d. Supplier/Consortium must demonstrate that it has a minimum liquidity ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) of 1:0 within the current financial accounts provided.
As stated in the tender documentation: a. IRMP for Ill Health Retirements Accreditation b. HAVS4 Assessors Accreditation (Lot 1 only) c. On-site Health Surveillance Service (Lot 1 only) d. Provision of Face-to-Face assessments
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Award date
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Contract start
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Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1: North | £180k | complete |
| 2 | Lot 2: South | £120k | complete |