Occupational Health Services Tender 2020-2025

This tender is for the provision of an occupational health service to the below organisations: Cleveland Fire Brigade, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

United Kingdom-Hartlepool: Administrative healthcare services

2020/S 172-417154

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Cleveland Fire Authority
National registration number: this is not applicable
Postal address: Training and Administration Hub, Queens Meadow Business Park
Town: Hartlepool
NUTS code: UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Postal code: TS25 5TH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Lee Woodall
E-mail: lwoodall@clevelandfire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1429872311

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.clevelandfire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/85799

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=34395&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=34395&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

NE Regional FRS — Occupational Health Services

Reference number: S&P111/2020

II.1.2)Main CPV code

75122000 Administrative healthcare services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

This tender is for the provision of an occupational health service (hereinafter ‘the Service’) to the below organisations:

— Cleveland Fire Brigade,

— County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service,

— Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

Cleveland Fire Brigade (CFB) as commercial lead for this project, are prepared to receive tenders for the requirement as detailed within the specification of requirements and in accordance with the terms and conditions of contract. Tenders that do not comply with these conditions may not be considered.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 400 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

75122000 Administrative healthcare services

85100000 Health services

85120000 Medical practice and related services

85141000 Services provided by medical personnel

85147000 Company health services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This tender is for the provision of an occupational health service (hereinafter ‘the Service’) to the below organisations:

— Cleveland Fire Brigade,

— County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service,

— Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

The participating organisations have a duty of care to their employees and recognise that in order to provide effective services its is important that their employees stay healthy and fit for work and that so far as is possible, that the work they do does not detrimentally affect their health. Each organisation also has a number of policies and procedures in place to underpin:

• the promotion of good employee health and wellbeing;

• the proactive management of sickness absence;

• active rehabilitation including modified duties;

• the reduction of time lost due to sickness.

The occupational health service will contribute to employee health and wellbeing (EHWB) strategies to:

• develop and promote a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture amongst employees and partners;

• develop, implement and monitor working procedures that contribute to the provision of healthy and safe working environments for employees and partners;

• proactively support the physical and mental wellbeing of employees.

The contractor must:

• develop a pro-active approach to the management of sickness absence and contribute to a significant and on-going reduction in sickness absence levels;

• develop and maintain a healthy workforce through employee health and wellbeing promotion;

• support each organisation in meeting statutory requirements demonstrate compliance and maintain a pro-active occupational health service.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 55 %

Quality criterion – Name: Social value / Weighting: 10 %

Price – Weighting: 35 %

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 400 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Selection criteria as highlighted within ITT.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

As per ITT.

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

As per ITT.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 09/10/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 03/02/2021

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 09/10/2020

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Cleveland Fire Authority
Town: Hartlepool
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Official name: Cleveland Fire Authority
Town: Hartlepool
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

01/09/2020