Employee Assistance Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: De Montfort University (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)

Awarded value£48,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to People Asset Management Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a core component of our wellbeing support for employees and a significant investment within our strategy. A high-quality, reliable EAP enables timely support for employees when they are struggling, while also underpinning our preventative approach to wellbeing and the management of workplace stress. As such, it is essential to progressing the 'delivering an engaging experience' pillar of our Empowering People Strategy.

The purpose of the tender exercise is to review our existing EAP provision to ensure that we continue to have a cost-effective, high-quality EAP.

The procurement will be undertaken by means of Further Competition under the Eastern Shires Purchasing Consortium (ESPO) framework Occupational Health Services; framework reference 985B_23. This further competition is being carried under Lot 2 Employee Assistance Programme, and all suppliers on this Lot are invited to submit a proposal. (For information, the procurement follows on from a Market Engagement exercise carried out by the University, ref.2025/S 000-074168)

CPV: Personnel and payroll services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of employee assistance programmeAwarded

Delivery: East Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
Last source update: 3 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
Authority reference: 262400
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052402
Classification (CPV): Personnel and payroll services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ac91 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract is awarded following a compliant Further Competition using ESPO framework ref.985-23 "Occupational Health Services" - see Contract Award Notice www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022471-2023 ↗

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £48,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
People Asset Management Ltd	£48,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 052402-2026-1 · People Asset Management Ltd
Signed
3 Jun 2026
Value
£48,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10001883 The Gateway, Leicester, East Midlands, LE19BHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

People Asset Management LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: UK04844489 Warrington, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.