CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

UK HPFT Occupational Health.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust employs approximately 3 000 staff based in a range of locations currently across Hertfordshire, Essex and Norfolk,

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The successful contractor will be expected to be SEQOHS compliant or to be in the process of applying for accreditation by 1.9.2013 and to provide the full range of occupational health services. Services will include work health screening and assessments for new employees and ongoing health surveillance, management referrals for occupational health advice, occupational immunisations, flu vaccinations, identifying and managing healthcare staff infected with a blood borne virus, management after accidental occupational exposure to blood and body fluids/ infection, workplace health and wellbeing and administration of the eye care voucher scheme.

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust employs approximately 3 000 staff based in a range of locations currently across Hertfordshire, Essex and Norfolk, including Adult and Older People's Mental Health Services, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Learning Disability Services, Forensic Services and Corporate Services. Services are provided within Inpatient Units, Low and Medium Secure Inpatient Units, Community and General Support Offices. The new OHS provider would be expected to provide services in appropriate settings across currently all 3 counties; geographic locations, staff numbers and services may change over the period of the contract.

In order to provide the best possible service to our staff we are seeking an Occupational Health provider who understands the nature of our client group and the environment within which our staff work. Experience of working with other Mental Health and Learning Disability providers in a proactive way would be beneficial.

There is potentially the opportunity to offer additional services as part of this contract including; a Fast Track Physiotherapy Service to support the rehabilitation of staff suffering back or musculo skeletal complaints; CBT services to promote mental wellbeing in staff and an absence reporting service for staff to telephone as the first point of contact.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice