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Published 8 Jun 2023

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CO0346 Employee Assistance Programme

Authority: Essex County Council

Open procedure
CPV: Company health services (85147000)
Published contract value£79,876Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Aug 2028
Awarded to Vita Health Group
Contract starts 3 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

At Essex County Council (ECC) we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We strive to enable the right environment, conditions, and behaviours so individual and organisational wellbeing is embedded in everything we do. \\r\r

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The purpose of our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provision is to provide confidential and professional support to employees who may be experiencing personal or work-related issues. This will be offering counselling, guidance, and resources for a range of challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, financial or legal issues, and more. \\r\r

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We are seeking a Provider to deliver an EAP service within ECC as a crucial aspect of our broader wellbeing offer, to ensure that our employees have access to timely and effective support to help them cope with personal and work-related challenges, and ultimately, maintain a healthy and productive workforce.\\r\r

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer reference
ECC001-DN669025-42522951
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Published tender value
£351,000.00
Tender deadline
Published
Procurement method
Open
Tender contract period: Start date
Tender contract period: End date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published

England, United Kingdom; North East, United Kingdom; North West, United Kingdom; Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom; East Midlands, United Kingdom; West Midlands, United Kingdom; East of England, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom; South East, United Kingdom; South West, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Jun 2023
  2. Award decision
    1 Aug 2023
  3. Contract starts
    3 Aug 2023
  4. Contract ends
    31 Aug 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Vita Health GroupSupplier IP33 1LA
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (2)

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Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-a93a9b88-f390-429a-afc6-5837332dd27e-2026-08-19T15:55:45+01:00
Published
8 Jun 2023
Latest update
19 Aug 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-a93a9b88-f390-429a-afc6-5837332dd27e
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-a93a9b88-f390-429a-afc6-5837332dd27e-2