Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Occupational Health Service 2023
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an Occupational Health Service for the Highland Council and Highlife Highland (Participating Organisations).
CPV: Health and safety services · Health services · Physiotherapy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of Occupational Health Services to the Highland Council and Highlife…CancelledRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
Provision of Occupational Health Services to the Highland Council and Highlife Highland ensuring they have access to clear, impartial, professional occupational health advice for both the employer and employees.
As employers the Participating Organisations’ aims are to maintain a healthy and safe working environment.
A varied model of service delivery will be required to deliver a wide range of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services and the services may be delivered through provision of one to one personal consultations and health assessments, on-site clinics, health surveillance, face to face on-site doctors consultations where required; telephone or video consultations with OHA’s, face to face off-site nurses and doctor’s consultations.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
The supplier itself does not need to be enrolled on a professional or trade register, there are requirements in relation to staff which are outlined in Section 2: Draft Contract, clause 5.2.4.
- Technical & professional ability
There are requirements in relation to staff which are outlined in Section 2: Draft Contract, clause 5.2.4.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Dec 2022, 09:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2025, 10:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
HC/RSF/OH/2023- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005304- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038addFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As per draft contract.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:790824)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Jan 2023 → 17 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Feb 2025, 10:31 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2022- Deadline moved to 18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT9 Dec 2022, 11:00 GMT+7 days · was 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to unsuccessful17 Feb 2025, 10:31 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 1 Apr 2023 | 1 Apr 2023 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 11 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 1 Apr 2023 | 1 Apr 2023 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 11 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | +7 d |
Extended further to take into account annual leave following the holiday period.
TUPE Information The Highland Council are awaiting confirmation from the current supplier of Occupational Health Services on whether they consider TUPE to apply. Please feel free to contact our current supplier directly: International SOS kieran.murray@internationalsos.com
Extended further to take into account annual leave following the holiday period.
TUPE Information The Highland Council are awaiting confirmation from the current supplier of Occupational Health Services on whether they consider TUPE to apply. Please feel free to contact our current supplier directly: International SOS kieran.murray@internationalsos.com
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-12: 1 release · 6 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- High Life HighlandContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria