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Published 23 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Occupational Health Services inc EAP/Physiotherapy Services and Substance and Alcohol Testing

Official notice

Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,160,270total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 16 May 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The council in partnership with their partner organisations, West Lothian College and the Improvement Service, requires to secure professional occupational health medical advice to enable it to meet its duties and responsibilities for the health, safety, and welfare of its employees. In order to meet these duties and responsibilities, an Occupational Health Provider is required to deliver a full and comprehensive Occupation Health Service. It is proposed that the contract is split into 4 lots;

  • Lot 1 - Occupational Health Services
  • Lot 2 - Physiotherapy Services
  • Lot 3 - EAP/Counselling Services
  • Lot 4 - Alcohol and Substance Screening
  • Recurrence: Contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend by upto a further 24 months in total. If extension options are not utilised a further notice will be published in 2028. If extension options are utilised a further notice will be published in 2030.

CPV: Company health services · Health services · Physiotherapy services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Occupational Health ServicesRenewal

West Lothian Council in partnership with their partner organisations requires to secure professional occupational health medical advice to enable it to meet its duties and responsibilities for the health, safety and welfare of its employees.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by up to a further 24 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Physiotherapy ServicesRenewal

In Partnership with West Lothian College, West Lothian Council require to secure professional physiotherapy advice and treatment to improve the safety, comfort and performance of employees.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by up to a further 24 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3EAP/Counselling ServicesRenewal

West Lothian Council, in partnership with their partner organisations requires to secure professional EAP/Counselling as an early support intervention to all their employees and elected members on life-crisis and workplace issues.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by up to a further 24 month in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Substance & Alcohol ScreeningRenewal

West Lothian Council requires to secure professional substance and alcohol screening services to enable it to meet its duties and responsibilities for the health, safety and welfare of its employees as part of our policies on substance misuse.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by up to a further 24 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Re SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts.

    In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3-year period.

    It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status.

    In the event that a firm does not meet the fi…

    Minimum: Employer’s Liability Insurance = 10m GBP Public/Products Liability Insurance = 10m GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2m GBP Medical Malpractice = 10m GBP Motor Insurance = Copy of Certificate required (if applicable)
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders will be required to confirm staff hold the following qualifications ad or certificates (as applicable);

    Minimum: Staff are required to hold the following qualifications ad or certificates (as applicable); Lot 1 Occupational Health Services Professional medical practitioners that have training, qualifications appropriate to the provision of an occupational health service, and who can demonst…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend by upto a further 24 months in total. If extension options are not utilised a further notice will be published in 2028. If extension options are utilised a further notice will be published in 2030.

First published
23 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
Award evaluation window
2 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
CC14042
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016597
Classification (CPV)
Company health servicesHealth servicesPhysiotherapy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM78)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbcc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders will have a number of pass/fail requirements they must confirm to within the technical envelope on PCS-Tender.

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Re: SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 Bidders should answer these questions on Environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK. TUPE – The incoming Contractor is responsible for obtaining legal and professional advice about relevant TUPE implications. CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28516. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: To maximise the benefit aligned to community need, this approach is supported by the inclusion of a list of example standard Community Benefits; WLC Community Benefits List and a list of relevant local community benefits that Service areas will support via the WLC Community Wish List. Each benefit has an allocated number of points, which would be the points achieved by the supplier if that Community Benefit was delivered. Please note: Community Benefits proposals will not form part of the award criteria and will not be evaluated but will be contractual obligations. More information can be found on the council’s website: - Community Benefits in Procurement - Community Benefits Wishlist Please note, the spend associated with the Community Benefit allocated points is based on WLC only estimated spend and does not include spend from other partner organisations. (SC Ref:791024)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2025 → 16 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    16 May 2025, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    23 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
    +14 days · was 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.22 May 202516 May 2025+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.72 May 202516 May 2025+14 d

Extension granted.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

West Lothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6FFContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)Contracting authority Edinburgh, UKContact email, phone
  • Improvement ServiceContracting authority Livingston, UKContact email, phone
  • West Lothian CollegeContracting authority Livingston, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Livingston Sheriff CourtReview body Livingston

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.