Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Occupational Health (OH) Services for OH Physician Resource, OH Services for the OH Service and Specialist Service Referrals
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1 – Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments.
Occupational Health Physicians:
OHP Attendance Management referrals
OHP Preplacement referrals
OHP Escalations from safety critical medicals
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tier 4
OHP Health Surveillance escalations (for example silica, welding fumes, noise)
Ill Health Retirement referrals
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2
Train Driver Medicals
Strategic project work - for example developing and improving medical standards (Excludes Clinical Governance responsibilities)
Case Conferences
Expert witness services
Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service
Pre-placement health assessment processed by the NR Shared Service team where fitness to work reports will be provided within 1 working day of assessment. For clinical staff there is an additional requirement to schedule a face-to-face vision test [colour and peripheral vision] as part of the pre-placement process.
Performance and attendance management referrals - where attendance triggers have been met, there is a concern over the impact of a disability or where guidance in relation to the impact of health on performance is required.
Ill Health Retirement referrals.
Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments:
Provide occupational therapist resource either from an inhouse resource or a Supplier network.
To assess the suitability of work duties and to gain a better understanding of the nature of the Network Rail employee’s work, assessing the physical, psychosocial, cognitive and communication demands of the job.
Lot 2 – Specialist referrals
The requirement of specialist consultations, scans, assessments &and x-ray services to determine fitness to work either as part of the competence specific medical.
Chest X-ray programme for Respiratory Crystalline Silica
Including x-ray, radiologist reporting & management information
Not including employee selection and case management
MRI
Cardiology consultation (Initial appointment}
Cardiology consultation (review appointment)
Cardiologist echocardiogram
Cardiologist Exercise stress test
24-hour ECG Holter monitoring
ECG Interpretation (Train Driver medical only)
Neurology consultancy
Electroencephalogram
Psychological Assessment
Psychiatric Assessment
HAVs Tier 5 assessment
Any other specialist service required.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: For Lot 1, There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 1 Highest scoring 4 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT) All compliant submissions will be invited to an e-Auction. For Lot 2, There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 2 Highest scoring 4 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT)
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£13,047,321 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments.AwardedPublished value£10,785,935
Occupational Health Physicians:
OHP Attendance Management referrals
OHP Preplacement referrals
OHP Escalations from safety critical medicals
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tier 4
OHP Health Surveillance escalations (for example silica, welding fumes, noise)
Ill Health Retirement referrals
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2
Train Driver Medicals
Strategic project work - for example developing and improving medical standards (Excludes Clinical Governance responsibilities)
Case Conferences
Expert witness services
Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service:
Pre-placement health assessment processed by the NR Shared Service team where fitness to work reports will be provided within 1 working day of assessment. For clinical staff there is an additional requirement to schedule a face-to-face vision test [colour and peripheral vision] as part of the pre-placement process.
Performance and attendance management referrals - where attendance triggers have been met, there is a concern over the impact of a disability or where guidance in relation to the impact of health on performance is required.
Ill Health Retirement referrals.
Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments:
Provide occupational therapist resource either from an inhouse resource or a Supplier network.
To assess the suitability of work duties and to gain a better understanding of the nature of the Network Rail employee’s work, assessing the physical, psychosocial, cognitive and communication demands of the job
- Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
- Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The highest scoring and compliant 4 Participants from the PSQ shall be invited to the Lot specific ITT. (As per the scoring set out within the Instructions to Participants document.)
Lot #2Specialist ReferralsAwardedPublished value£2,261,386
The requirement of specialist consultations, scans, assessments &and x-ray services to determine fitness to work either as part of the competence specific medical.
Chest X-ray programme for Respiratory Crystalline Silica
Including x-ray, radiologist reporting & management information
Not including employee selection and case management
MRI
Cardiology consultation (Initial appointment}
Cardiology consultation (review appointment)
Cardiologist echocardiogram
Cardiologist Exercise stress test
24-hour ECG Holter monitoring
ECG Interpretation (Train Driver medical only)
Neurology consultancy
Electroencephalogram
Psychological Assessment
Psychiatric Assessment
HAVs Tier 5 assessment
Any other specialist service required.
- Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
- Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The highest scoring and compliant 4 Participants from the PSQ shall be invited to the Lot specific ITT. (As per the scoring set out within the Instructions to Participants document.)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments. | 59.5% | 30% | 10.5% | |
| 2 · Specialist Referrals | 59.5% | 30% | 10.5% |
- Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
- Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The highest scoring and compliant 4 Participants from the PSQ shall be invited to the Lot specific ITT. (As per the scoring set out within the Instructions to Participants document.)
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2032
- First published
- 17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
Project_42354- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009703- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edf6Find a Tender
- How it runs
For Lot 1,
There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 1
Highest scoring 4 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT)
All compliant submissions will be invited to an e-Auction.
For Lot 2,
There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 2
Highest scoring 4 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT)
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Requests to participate must be submitted via: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗ (pqq_3665 - Lot 1) (pqq_3666 - Lot 2)
ITT for Lot 1 and e-Auction will be run on Bravo, as detailed in the Instructions to Participants.
ITT for Lot 2 will be run on Bravo, as detailed in the Instructions to Participants.
Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by7 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent323 days ago27 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by318 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends310 days ago9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts284 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published234 days ago23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025- Tender notice published17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMTUK7
- Buyer details updated23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments.1 award | |||
| Health Partners5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2033 | £9,555,347 | 26 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Specialist Referrals1 award | |||
| Optima Health UK Ltd5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2033 | £1,893,166 | 26 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ecm_49483 Specialist Referrals · Optima Health UK Ltd
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,721,060
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033
- Status
- active
ecm_49482 OHP Services, OH Services for OH Services and Occupational Therapy Workp;ace ASsessments and Neurodiversity Assessments · Health Partners
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £8,686,679
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments. | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Specialist Referrals | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonHEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED · South East England · 1
- did not winTOP GLOBAL QUALITY LIMITEDSME · East of England · 1
- wonOPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Health Partners Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- Optima Health UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- TOP GLOBAL QUALITY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender