Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Occupational Health Services for Students
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY (Education)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 24 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Kays Medical Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Derby is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver Occupational Health Services for Students, as part of the onboarding process for Health, Social Care and Education programmes at the University of Derby.
Provision is required across the academic year(August to July)
The commencement date of the Contract is 1 April2026 for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one year.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality 70 %
- Price: Price 30%
What this means for your bid
- 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2025, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
PROC KB ITT 1555- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065120- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc27Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published379 days ago14 Oct 2025, 11:56 BST
- Clarification questions by345 days ago17 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline341 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago24 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by242 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published231 days ago11 Mar 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Standstill ends219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025- Tender notice published14 Oct 2025, 11:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 15:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,500,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 77 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kays Medical LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Possible option to extend 1 year | £1,500,000 inc. VAT | 24 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KAYS MEDICAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link and guide on responding to Negotiation (Tenders) on the University of Derby's Oracle system. PLEASE NOTE if you have not registered as a supplier on the University of Derby's Oracle portal you will need to register first before being able to access the Tender.
- Technical specifications Link for registering as a supplier on the University of Derby's Oracle portal. PLEASE NOTE if you have already registered as a supplier you will not need to register again.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender