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title: "Employee Assistance Program & Counselling Services (Lot 1) and Musculoskeletal Support and Treatment Services (Lot 2)"
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# Employee Assistance Program & Counselling Services (Lot 1) and Musculoskeletal Support and Treatment Services (Lot 2)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-assistance-program-counselling-services-lot-1-and-musculoskeletal-support-and-tre-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec34). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED: "Employee Assistance Program & Counselling Services (Lot 1) and Musculoskeletal Support and Treatment Services (Lot 2)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,236,278. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: tinyurl.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-north-eastern-railway-limited-GB-COH-04659712)
- **Published Value:** £2,236,278 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,078,813 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-assistance-program-counselling-services-lot-1-and-musculoskeletal-support-and-tre-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec34#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ec34`

## 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/employee-assistance-program-counselling-services-lot-1-and-musculoskeletal-support-and-tre-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec34#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tinyurl.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FLNERFusionRegistration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-assistance-program-counselling-services-lot-1-and-musculoskeletal-support-and-tre-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec34#participate

## Description
Lot 1: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Counselling Services: Provide confidential support to employees for personal or work-related challenges, including emotional wellbeing, financial advice, family matters, bereavement, and psychological support. This includes services such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma counselling, and other psychological treatments to help employees manage mental health challenges, particularly those caused by stress, trauma, or role-related psychological concerns. The EAP should be accessible to all LNER employees, including remote workers, across the LNER route.
Trauma Counselling: A key component of the Counselling should include access to trauma-specific counselling, delivered by professionals with experience in dealing with workplace trauma, ideally including rail-related incidents. 
Lot 2: Musculoskeletal (MSK) Support and Treatment Services: Provide expert physiotherapy support to all employees, including remote workers, across the LNER route.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Employee Assistance Program & Counselling Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,744,278

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Musculoskeletal Support and Treatment Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £492,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Counselling Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148612`
  - Value: £1,631,578 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/05/2026

- **Award:** Musculoskeletal Support and Treatment Services (Lot 2) (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **UK Independent Medical Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87434`
  - Value: £447,235 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078597-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-09T14:27:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:42.241Z
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