Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Occupational Health Services
Authority: The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Occupational Health Services to Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant…AwardedPublished value£3,000,000
This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following a competitive process.<br/><br/>The value of the initial 3-year contract term is expected to be: £2,206,284.00<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract if the optional 2-year extension is exercised is expected to be £3,677,140.00<br/><br/>This is an existing service and will be delivered by a new provider to 2 of the authorities listed within this notice (Alder Hey Children's NHS FT and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS FT). The winning bidder is also the existing provider of these services to the other 2 authorities named in this notice (The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS FT and The Walton Centre NHS FT).<br/>It is anticipated that the service will commence on 1st May 2025 for an initial period of 3-years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
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 (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 36%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 7%
- Value: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 17%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 36
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 17
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 7
- Social Value: 10
- Value: 30
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Mar 2025, 02:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C346550- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014389- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec77Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 24th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The award criteria and weightings for this procurement was:<br/><br/>Key Criteria: Quality & Innovation - 36.00%<br/>Key Criteria: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 7.00%<br/>Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability - 17.00%<br/>Key Criteria: Social Value - 10.00%<br/>Key Criteria: Value - 30.00%<br/><br/>The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest score across the key criteria used.<br/><br/>This decision has been made by the Authorities' evaluation team.<br/>Associate Director of People - Alder Hey Children's NHS FT<br/>Head of Employment Services - Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS FT<br/>HR Business Partner - The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS FT<br/>Deputy Chief People Officer - The Walton Centre NHS FT<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.<br/><br/>Please contact [email protected] with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:<br/>Project reference: C346550<br/>Project title: Provision of Occupational Health Services<br/><br/>If no representations are received before midnight on 24th April 2025, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authorities can proceed with contract award.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 09:00 BST
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 10 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 09:00 BST
- Notice published10 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2025, 16:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £2,206,284 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014389-2025-1 · Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,206,284
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Walton CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.