Employee Assistance Programme 2019 – Leeds City Council
The provision of independent and trained Counsellors that can offer face to face, telephone and online counselling for our staff.
United Kingdom-Leeds: Guidance and counselling services
2018/S 248-573549
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
PACS 40 Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3DH
United Kingdom
Contact person: Philippa J Elliott
Telephone: +44 1133785882
E-mail: philippa.elliott@leeds.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKE42
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Employee assistance programme 2019
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
— The provision of independent and trained Counsellors that can offer face to face, telephone and online counselling for our staff.
— A 24/7 telephone support line for both staff and their immediate family offering independent & confidential support, advice and guidance on an array of health & social issues e.g. bereavement, drugs & alcohol, health, financial issues, legal, health etc.
— The provision of onsite support in dealing with a crisis or trauma incident.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
Leeds West Yorkshire
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Counselling for all employees on a confidential one to one, and if appropriate, group basis where a need arises.
A 24-hour telephone counselling service and advice & information service.
Immediate support for staff suffering with stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health issues.
Crisis Response Support in relation to a serious incident.
On-line facilities to support employees and promote health and wellbeing.
Promotional campaigns throughout the duration of the contract to ensure awareness of the service.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Leeds City Council, Leeds.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Interested parties can download the SSQ and tender documentation directly from https://www.yortender.co.uk by using the scheme ID number DN3844221.
Requests for documentation should not be made by telephone or e-mail.
The documentation should be completed and returned by no later than the deadline specified in IV.3.4. Late submissions will not be accepted.
VI.4.1)Review body
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further information from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.
Such additional information should be requested from the addressee found in I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for such action had arisen).
Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the correct implementation of a 10-day standstill period and publication of appropriate notices the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: