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# Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-occupational-health-and-employee-assistance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05816b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CalMac Ferries Limited: "Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £290,162. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [CalMac Ferries Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/calmac-ferries-limited-coh-sc302282)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £290,162 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-occupational-health-and-employee-assistance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05816b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05816b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-occupational-health-and-employee-assistance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05816b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-occupational-health-and-employee-assistance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05816b#participate

## Description
CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) will go to Tender to establish an Agreement with a suitably experienced and qualified Supplier for the Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme requirement. The successful Supplier should be able to meet this requirement by providing a cost effective and efficient service that will meet the needs of the stakeholders.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Occupational Health
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** avid MacBrayne HR (UK) Ltd (DMHR) has the requirement to establish a Framework Agreement for Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services, with the aim of boosting wellbeing and ultimately reducing absence and sickness.
​...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Employee Assistance Programme
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ​Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides support and guidance to the employees to help them deal with personal and work-related problems.
​EAP includes:
​Telephone counselling services
​Face-to-face counselling sessions
​Mental health support
​B...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046082-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-05T11:11:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:09:49.116Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05816b