Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
LS11 9AT
UK
Telephone: +44 3004701383
E-mail: CorporateServicesProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.highwaysengland.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Highways England Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85147000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of an employee assistance programme and mental health services throughout England, as detailed further below and in the procurement documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
202 460.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the provision of employee assistance programme and mental health services. The service shall enable the client to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to psychological risk management, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace.
The supplier shall provide the core requirements which shall include but not be limited to:
• employee assistance programme.
• psychological treatment — counselling, other talking therapies provided via telephone, web chat and face to face, and EMDR.
• psychological assessments;
• trauma and critical incident support;
• support and guidance for mental health first aiders;
• education and awareness programmes;
• publicity and promotion; and
• service implementation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Open 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:
2019/S 199-483615
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ITT 4991
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Health Assured Ltd
The Peninsula, Victoria Place
Manchester
M4 4FB
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 202 460.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
UK
E-mail: CorporateServicesProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2020