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NEPO523 - Employee Wellbeing Services

Buyer: The Association of North East Councils Limited →

BuyerThe Association of North East Councils Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published10 Jul 2026

What is being bought

NEPO523 Employee Wellbeing Services aims to provide a route to market for UK Contracting Authorities for a variety of services that can support staff's physical, mental, financial and social health. The Framework will allow Contracting Authorities to select the most relevant and applicable measures to their situations. It is envisaged that the Framework will include the below: - Managed Service Provision - Occupational Health - Counselling Services - Employee Assistance Programmes The Framework will also include Employee Benefit Schemes that cover: - Cycle to Work - Technology Products - Leisure and Retail Discounts - Vehicle Leasing Salary Sacrifice - Reward and Recognition Schemes

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Presents and rewards 18530000Computer equipment and supplies 30200000Mobile telephones 32250000Passenger cars 34110000Bicycles 34430000Customer-loyalty programme 79342321Health services 85100000Guidance and counselling services 85312300Guidance services 85312310Counselling services 85312320

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 May 2027 to 30 Apr 2031

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Presents and rewards, Computer equipment and supplies, Mobile telephones, Passenger cars, Bicycles, Customer-loyalty programme, Health services, Guidance and counselling services, Guidance services, Counselling servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 18. The category anchor is Presents and rewards (18530000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 183458 median · 69.7 average (108 of 345 with a bid count)4.9 average (116 of 345 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK13514 median · 193.1 average (32 of 135 with a bid count)8.6 average (37 of 135 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
NEPO intend to publish a preliminary market engagement questionnaire via Open e-Tendering system (www.open-uk.org). The questionnaire responses will help NEPO design the framework by providing the level of market interest and provide insight from suppliers on the shaping of the future provision. The questionnaire will be made accessible via the Open e-Tendering system on 10 July 2026 with a submission deadline of 16:00 noon on 24th July 2026. Suppliers are encouraged to provide as much detail as possible to ensure the market engagement is meaningful and results in a solution that meets stakeholder needs. Suppliers wishing to access and complete the questionnaire must first register on the e-Tendering system using the following link (www.open-uk.org). For guidance on how to create an account or submit your questionnaire response through Open, please visit (www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/) to access the available Training Guides. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org. PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday 08:30 - 16:30. Particiption is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Nor does it constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.engagement24 Jul 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a300
Latest release ID065283-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 10 2026 14:29:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Jul 2026planning065283-2026
26 May 2026planning048556-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
10 Jul 2026 · 065283-2026 · planning
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26 May 2026 · 048556-2026 · planning
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