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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Authority ID:: AA82999
Publication date:: 10 September 2026
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is seeking market feedback to inform the future design and delivery of an integrated Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for its workforce. NENC ICB is issuing this prior Information Notice (PIN) as a market engagement exercise Request for Information (RFI) to gather information on the market landscape.

This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract.

The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 23 September 2026 by 5pm .

The NENC084 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.

Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

QHM

PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Sunderland

SR53XB

E-mail: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net

NUTS: UKC23

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme

Reference number: NENC084

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85100000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract.

The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 23 September 2026 by 5pm .

The NENC084 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.

Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 75 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

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 indicative scope for this service covers

Core Occupational Health

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & Psychological Support

Mental health and psychological wellbeing

MSK, Rehabilitation & Prevention

Health, wellbeing and prevention

Digital, Data & Service Access

Attendance and organisational support.

Equality, inclusion and access

The Intended Outcomes for this service are

• Improved employee health, wellbeing, attendance and productivity.

• Timely, equitable and confidential access to evidence-based support.

• Clear, pragmatic and actionable clinical advice for managers and HR.

• Enhanced manager capability and improved employee experience.

• Reliable workforce health intelligence to support strategic decision-making.

• Compliance with relevant statutory, professional, clinical governance and information governance requirements.

• A high-quality, sustainable and value-for-money service model.

II.2.14) Additional information

Any future opportunity 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.

It is important to note that this RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service.

It should also be noted that this RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.

This RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/01/2027

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

The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 5pm on 23 September 2026.

The NENC084 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.

Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

09/09/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
85100000	Health services	Health and social work services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
No further information has been uploaded.

Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Prior information notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.3) Communication

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.5) Estimated total value

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.14) Additional information

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

Coding

Commodity categories

Delivery locations

Alert region restrictions

About the buyer

Further information