Official UK procurement notice
Occupational Health Services · BLACKWELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED for The Education Authority (Jul 2026)
Authority: The Education Authority (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£3,100,000≈ £1.0m / year · £3,720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026awarded 8 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to BLACKWELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Education Authority intends to award a Contract for Occupational Health Services to
one supplier. The Supplier shall provide services, as and when required and on a call-off
basis. The range of Occupational Health services to be provided include:
Core services
- Pre-employment health assessments for prospective employees
- Post entry employment medical services Other services
- Provision of expertise to assist EA to comply with health and safety Legislation
- Provision of expertise which will assist the EA to comply with disability legislation
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2032, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Company health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Medical analysis services · Medical practice and related services · Medical practice services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,100,000
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services85120000 Medical practice and related services85121000 Medical practice services85140000 Miscellaneous health services85147000 Company health services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 70%
- Cost Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: AC1 - AC5 as per tender documents
- Cost Criteria: AC6 - AC8 as per tender documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2032
- First published
- 21 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
BSP-26-002- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068786- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d010Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per tender documents
Review and risk notes
- Risks
As per tender documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published92 days ago21 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Clarification questions by68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by36 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Oct 2026, 11:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2026, 11:04 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £3,100,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: Option to extend for one further period of up to 36 months. | £3,100,000 | 8 Oct 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blackwell Associates LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender