Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN71UE
UK
E-mail: Procurement@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Brighton & Hove City Council
Brighton
UK
E-mail: Procurement@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Occupational Health Services
Reference number: RFX1001151 - ESCC - JS - Occupational Health
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) have statutory obligations to provide their employees with an Occupational Health (OH) Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 550 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Occupational Health Services, this notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement under the competitive process.
Approximate lifetime value of the contract £1,550,000
This is an existing service
This is a new provider
Initial term 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 - 3 years
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 60%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Potential extension periods - 1 year + 1 year - to 31 March 2031
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
ESCC and BHCC conducted a further competition under ESPO Framework Agreement 985B_23 Occupational Health Services (Lot 1)
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
24/11/2025
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
People Asset Management Limited T/A PAM OH Solutions Ltd
05199107
9 Lakeside Drive (Also Known as 820 Mandarin Court) Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1GG
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 550 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 5 December 2025 via dialogue on Proactis. Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Award decision makers are officers from ESCC and BHCC. There were no conflicts of interest.
The following price and quality weightings were used to determine the most economically advantageous tender:
• Price 40%
• Quality 60%
(Social Value 10% of quality)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2025