Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work & Pensions
Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA
London
SW1H 9NA
UK
E-mail: cd.ohtraining@dwp.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Occupational Health Training for Line Managers - Call off under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6219 Learning and Training Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Reference number: C7874
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
These services relate to “light touch services” under the Light-Touch Regime as set out in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using common procurement vocabulary (CPV) codes. The Authority has conducted a call-off from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6219 Learning and Training Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for this requirement.<br/><br/>The Department for Work and Pensions “The Authority” has awarded a contract to deliver occupational health (OH) training for line managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing. This initiative aims to improve early intervention, workplace adjustments, and employee recruitment and retention by equipping line managers with the knowledge and confidence to support employees with health conditions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80510000
80510000
80511000
80532000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement aims to pilot funded occupational health (OH) training for line managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing. Insights from this pilot may inform future policy development, including recommendations from the upcoming Keep Britain Working review.<br/>The initial value of the Occupational Health Training for Line Managers requirement is £0.8m and has been procured as a further call-off competition for a single contract under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6219 Learning and Training services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).<br/><br/>In the event that the estimated volumes of IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course places for the Occupational Health Training requirement is forecast to be exceeded prior to the expiry of the contract, the Authority reserves its right, as its sole discretion, to increase the total contract value up to a maximum ceiling of £0.2m during the term of the contract. Any such increase will not alter the overall scope or nature of the contract and is subject to governance approval, available funding and delivery of the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course places within the 3 month service delivery period.<br/><br/>The award criteria is based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) using a Relative Assessment model. The Technical Envelope equates to 40% of the total evaluation score and the Commercial Envelope equates to 60% of the total evaluation score.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: TQ 5.1 - Occupational Health Training for Line Managers - Delivery Model
/ Weighting: 18.18
Quality criterion: TQ 6.1 - Occupational Health Training for Line Managers - Marketing
/ Weighting: 14.55
Quality criterion: TQ 4.1 - Occupational Health Training for Line Managers - Marketing
/ Weighting: 7.27
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-055003
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Learning Limited
11359910
Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane,
London
WC2A 1DT
UK
Telephone: +44 3301758955
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.reed.com/learning
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Work & Pensions
Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA
London
SW1H 9NA
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2025