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Published 17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Occupational Health (OH) Services for OH Physician Resource, OH Services for the OH Service and Specialist Service Referrals

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£13,047,321envelope for 2 lots · £15,656,785 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2025awarded 26 Nov 2025
Awarded to Health Partners, Optima Health UK Ltd2 awards
Contract term 7 yrs 3 moends 31 Mar 2033 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 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 lot
Lot #1Occupational Health Physician (OHP) Services, Occupational Health Services for the NR Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessments & Neurodiversity Assessments.Awarded 7 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished 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

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 (7 yrs 3 mo)Value: £10,785,935 exc. VAT · £12,943,122 inc. VAT
Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3
  • 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 participation

    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.)

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Lot #2Specialist ReferralsAwarded 7 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished 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.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 (7 yrs 3 mo)Value: £2,261,386 exc. VAT · £2,713,663 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3
  • 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 participation

    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.)

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What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot3
  • 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 participation

    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.)

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What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Health services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edf6 Find 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
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent323 days ago
    27 Nov 2025
  5. Award decision expected by318 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends310 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts284 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  8. Latest notice published234 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 14:59 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    27 Nov 2025, 15:01 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT
    UK7
  7. Buyer details updated
    23 Feb 2026, 21:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £11,448,5132 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jan 2026

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

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid 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 tenders10—
2 · Specialist Referrals2final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

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 notice

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02904587 · GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded
  • Health Partners Group LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10284664GB-PPON: PJJL-4477-HTDM The Roller Mill, Mill Lane, Uckfield, South East, TN22 5AAContact email
  • Optima Health UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08544676GB-PPON: PXGJ-9894-GVNQ 2 Hayland Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S9 1BYContact email
  • TOP GLOBAL QUALITY LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 06988146GB-PPON: PLCJ-5232-RVNR Unit 4 Stirling Court Yard, Borehamwood, East of England, WD6 2FX

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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