Official UK procurement notice
Occupational Health Support Services
Authority: Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery listed: Ireland (IE051)UKNorth East (UKC)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£95,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 1 Jun 2026
Awarded to Heales Health Services Ltd.
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Occupational Health Support Services
- How the procedure runs: Please refer to the ITT
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£95,000
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/Technical- ability to meet the specification: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical- ability to meet the specification
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2026, 08:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
HWFRS/206- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027630- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067475Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
See ITT
- How it runs
Please refer to the ITT
Review and risk notes
- Risks
See ITT
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 08:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends133 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago2 Sept 2026, 16:38 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 08:54 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 15:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2026, 15:56 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Sept 2026, 16:38 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £762,4881 award exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heales Health Services Ltd.Occupational Health Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 1 Sept 2033Extensions: +1+1 | £762,488 | 1 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Heales Health Services Ltd.
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £762,488
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 1 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority at its sole discretion may extend for up to a further 2 x 12 months, the extension period shall be subject to: • The organisational requirements of the Authority. • The Contractor maintaining satisfactory levels of performance throughout the period of the Contract • The Contractor demonstrating ongoing value for money
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Heales Health Services LtdAwarded 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