Official UK procurement notice
NCC1515 Occupational Health · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumberland County Council require the provision of occupational health services, including for the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
- How the procedure runs: The procedure to be followed is as follows. Following the submission of initial tenders, these will be assessed but not scored. Tenderers will attend a session to present the system they intend to use, and to attend a Q&A session to clarify any omissions, confusions or assumptions made by either party. Tenderers will then be allowed to refine their tenders if they need to and submit a final tender.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-market engagement was carried out for a previous, aborted tender for these services under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the procurement documents
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 (9)
- Delivery Model, including Core Services: 30%
- Non-core services: 10%
- Implementation: 10%
- Accessibility of Service: 10%
- Quality Assurance and User satisfaction: 10%
- Fire Services Provision: 10%
- Business Continuity: 5%
- Price: 10%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Price
- Delivery Model, including Core Services
- Non-core services
- Implementation
- Accessibility of Service
- Quality Assurance and User satisfaction
- Fire Services Provision
- Business Continuity
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
NCC1515- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055793- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059891Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure to be followed is as follows. Following the submission of initial tenders, these will be assessed but not scored. Tenderers will attend a session to present the system they intend to use, and to attend a Q&A session to clarify any omissions, confusions or assumptions made by either party. Tenderers will then be allowed to refine their tenders if they need to and submit a final tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be downloaded and submitted through the e-tender portal: www.open-uk.org ↗
Timeline
11 Sept 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published11 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
- Submission deadline375 days ago7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by311 days ago9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent275 days ago15 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends263 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published177 days ago23 Apr 2026, 10:11 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Tender notice published11 Sept 2025, 12:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Jan 2026, 14:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 10:11 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Independent Medical Services LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 month optional extension available | £2,800,000 | 7 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
NCC1515 · UK Independent Medical Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,485,321
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 12 month optional extension available
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender