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# BBC Employee Assistance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-employee-assistance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04531d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): "BBC Employee Assistance Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,195,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 May 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: bbc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-british-broadcasting-corporation-bbc-coh-rc000057)
- **Published Value:** £3,195,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Company health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,460,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-employee-assistance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04531d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04531d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-employee-assistance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04531d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bbc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bbc-employee-assistance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04531d#participate

## Description
Health and Wellbeing are key priorities for the BBC and underpin our strategic ambition to “make the
BBC an even greater place to work for everyone.” We are committed to offering wellbeing services
that meets the needs of our diverse workforce and the demands of a 24/7 global organisation where
people thrive and are able to achieve their full potential.
Our Health & Wellbeing provisions focus on building proactive initiatives and timely support and
include an extensive range of information, guidance and access to services to help prevent health
issues, protect and promote mental health and get support when needed with the aim of meeting our
duty of care to staff and making the BBC a great place to work.
Initiatives increasingly focus on protecting colleagues from developing work related health issues
from arising and helping colleagues build resilience through engaging multi-platform solutions that
are accessible on-site, online, and remotely in a variety of local languages, considering the diversity
and cultural needs of our colleagues.
This Contract Notice invites bids for the following services, represented under 3 lots:
Lot 1: Global Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Providing support to UK and internationally based employees. Practical advice and signposting on a
range of topics including mental health, wellbeing and trauma support. Provision of confidential
support at the point of contact with appropriate assessments and identification of suitable services
to BBC employees with personal and / or work related issues that affect their wellbeing and
performance at work. Proactive preventative support in helping individuals to address their mental
health and wellbeing needs before they develop into more complex and/or long-term health issues.
Lot 2 - Critical Incident Support
On-site or remotely as requested, which provides at a minimum group support sessions for
colleagues using the principles of psychological first aid with an understanding of the variety of
challenges facing global corporations that may affect the wellbeing of colleagues and 1:1 support for
colleagues from appropriately trained professionals who have experience in dealing in psychological
first aid.
Lot 3 - Reflective Practice
A service that delivers proactive and preventative measures that help mitigate the impact of risks
associated with the type and level of exposure staff members are experiencing in their workplaces
which might compromise their psychological wellbeing.
The aim of this service is to reduce the adverse impact of high risk and high exposure work and
promote the benefits of this work through evidence based interventions.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Global Employee Assistance Programme
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85147000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Providing support to UK and internationally based employees. Practical advice and
signposting on a range of topics including mental health, wellbeing and trauma support.
Provision of confidential support at the point of contact with appropriate asses...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot Lot 1: Global Employee Assistance Programme
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85147000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,460,000
- **Description:** Providing support to UK and internationally based employees. Practical advice and signposting on a range of topics including mental health, wellbeing and trauma support. Provision of confidential support at the point of contact with appropriate asses...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2027

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot Lot 2: Critical Incident Support
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85147000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £535,000
- **Description:** On-site or remotely as requested, which provides at a minimum group support sessions for colleagues using the principles of psychological first aid with an understanding of the variety of challenges facing global corporations that may affect the well...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2027

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot Lot 3: Reflective Practice
- **Lot id:** `Lot 3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85147000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** A service that delivers proactive and preventative measures that help mitigate the impact of risks associated with the type and level of exposure staff members are experiencing in their workplaces which might compromise their psychological wellbeing....
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2027

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Global Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) (active)
  - Award id: `000778-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **CNLR HORIZONS LIMITED (Trading as CIC)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175142`
  - Value: £1,460,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Critical Incident Support (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `000778-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Reflective Practice (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `000778-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Global Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,460,000
  - Signed Date: 05/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000778-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-10T09:53:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:03:59.362Z
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