Official UK procurement notice
Employee Assistance Programme & Physiotherapy Services
Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("SWASFT") has awarded a contract for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme, Physiotherapy & Trauma Therapy Service for all colleagues across the organisation. These services are essential in ensuring that colleagues have access to support for all aspects of their well-being, mental, social, and physical.
CPV: Wellness services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1SWASFT has established a contract to for the provision of Employee Assistance…AwardedPublished value£7,400,000
SWASFT has established a contract to for the provision of Employee Assistance Programme, Physiotherapy & Trauma Therapy services. Additional information: For any queries related to this procurement, please reach out to Alasdair Rust; [email protected].
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 55%
- Commercial: 35%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 55
- Social Value: 10
- Commercial: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Sept 2024, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SWAST-3114-HRW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024228- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049cc1Find a Tender
Publisher note: Initial contract term will be 3 Years with the option to extend by 5 X 12 Month periods.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2024
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
Timeline
20 Sept 2024 → 21 May 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened20 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Oct 2024
- Contract starts1 Feb 2025
- Notice published21 May 2025, 16:10 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Status changed to complete21 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Buyer details updated21 May 2025, 16:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenscroft Healthcare LtdSME | £1,617,056 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024228-2025-1 · Ravenscroft Healthcare LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £1,617,056
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- South Western Ambulance ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- South Western Ambulance TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ravenscroft Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.