Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
10001883
The Gateway
Leicester
LE19BH
UK
Contact person: James West
E-mail: james.west@dmu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dmu.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Occupational Health Services
Reference number: 262500
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79631000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In alignment with De Montfort University (DMU)'s Empowering University Strategy, the Empowering People theme aims to promote positive health and wellbeing across the University. A contracted Occupational Health Service (OHS) Service Provider shall support the delivery of this objective by contributing to the University's strategic targets through the provision of a comprehensive OHS for DMU employees (excluding students), supporting health and wellbeing, enabling effective and supportive reasonable adjustments, as well as enabling employees to stay in work.
The purpose of the tender exercise is to review our existing OHS provision to ensure that we have a cost-effective, high-quality OHS in place.
The procurement will be undertaken by means of Further Competition under the Eastern Shires Purchasing Consortium (ESPO) framework Occupational Health Services; framework reference 985B_23. This further competition is being carried under Lot 1 Occupational Health Services, and all suppliers on this Lot are invited to submit a proposal. (For information, the procurement follows on from a Market Engagement exercise carried out by the University, ref.2025/S 000-074168)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Occupational health services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract is awarded following a compliant Further Competition using ESPO framework ref.985-23 "Occupational Health Services" - see Contract Award Notice https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022471-2023
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
03/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED
UK15253406
Uckfield
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
De Montfort University
Leicester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2026