Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
London
UK
E-mail: flaviafanchin.moedinger100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57602
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Occupational Health and/or Employee Assistance Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Occupational Health (OH) and/or Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85147000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) will procure for Occupational Health (OH) and/or Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services, including enhanced Bullying, Harassment & Discrimination (BHDV) helpline services. This may be a combined contract or it may consist of separate OH and EAP contracts to fulfil legal requirements to the employees.
The MOD requires an OH and EAP service for approximately 51,000 industrial and non-industrial civil servants employed by the MOD and based primarily throughout the UK including Northern Ireland (NI) and a number of locations overseas. The BHDV services is a variant of EAP and is available to all civilian and military grades (c250,000).
OH services will be required at both supplier locations and on MOD sites dependant on the service, where suitable some of these services may be delivered remotely. EAP services are expected to provide emotional and wellbeing support and counselling to our diverse population.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/05/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
We would appreciate your contribution by answering the questions attached to this opportunity as published in the Defence Sourcing Portal
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57602
Please answer by email to flaviafanchin.moedinger100@mod.gov.uk by 29 January 2024 at 23:55.
Next steps (dates to be confirmed):
- Market engagement: May 2024
- Industry Day: June 2024
- Tender out: September 2024
- Contract award: December 2024
- Service Go-Live: July 2025
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/01/2024