Market Engagement Invitation - Occupational Health Services

{
  "id": "006155-2026",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2026-01-23T12:17:51Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-060d3c",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-IP30178R",
    "name": "INCOMMUNITIES LIMITED"
  },
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            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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            "id": "85100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Health services"
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    "title": "Market Engagement Invitation - Occupational Health Services",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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    "description": "Incommunities is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Occupational Health Services, supporting the health and wellbeing of approximately 1,000 colleagues.\nIncommunities' core purpose is to provide high-quality homes, services, and support our customers.  We manage more than 22,000 homes across Yorkshire - predominately within the Bradford district - and we are proud to work collaboratively with our customers, communities, and local partners to achieve this.  We employ around 1,000 colleagues. \nOver the next four years, we will be focusing on improving key performance indicators related to sickness absence, strengthening our organisation-wide approach to wellbeing, and streamlining our wellbeing benefits and support services to ensure maximum return on investment.\nThe current Occupational Health (OH) service is delivered through an external service provider",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-IP30178R",
      "name": "INCOMMUNITIES LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKE41",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Bradford",
        "postalCode": "BD17 7BN",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "The Quays, Victoria Street, Shipley"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "IP30178R",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@incommunities.co.uk"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PHXL-5697-QJGG",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "006155-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006155-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-01-23T12:17:51Z"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-02-11T23:59:59Z",
        "description": "Incommunities are undertaking preliminary market engagement for Occupational Health Services. The purpose of this engagement exercise is to gain feedback on the draft specification which will provide Incommunities with valuable information to ensure the service and the specification are fit for purpose. Incommunities also hopes to identify any suitable suppliers available in the market and to assist in the development of a procurement strategy.\nNext Steps\nWe are seeking information from providers on Occupational Health Services. Suppliers interested in contributing to this engagement are invited to complete a questionnaire. The deadline for market engagement responses is by 17:00 hours on Wednesday 11th February. Should you wish to participate, please upload your completed questionnaire via the Delta eSourcing Response Manager before the deadline. \nSuppliers can access the relevant information and questionnaire on the Delta eSourcing platform (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/). \nContract Reference: 1008812205\nAccess Code: R9487XNHG9\n Please Note - This is a preliminary market engagement exercise being used to collate information only and not a formal procurement."
      }
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  "initiationType": "tender"
}