Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 May 2025, 12:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Occupational Health Services

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)

+7 more

Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£1,112,725≈ £223k / year · £1,335,270 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Jun 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to Nation occupational health ltd

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement is for the provision of comprehensive Occupational Health (OH) services for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). Services must support staff health, fitness for duty, and legal compliance, tailored to the high-risk nature of fire and rescue roles.

The supplier is required to deliver a full OH solution, including digital portal access for case management and reporting. Core services include pre-employment medicals, health surveillance, management referrals, ill-health retirement assessments, and rehabilitation support. Specialist services include vaccinations, needle-stick injury response, psychiatric referrals, and 24/7 drug and alcohol testing. Infrastructure support may involve use of Agecroft Fire Station and mobile service delivery.

The contract demands performance against a robust KPI framework, regular reporting, and minimal system downtime. The supplier must provide fully qualified OH professionals and maintain high service standards. Procurement was conducted via an Open Competitive ITT process to ensure alignment.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Administrative services of agencies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,112,725

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,112,725 exc. VAT · £1,335,270 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments).

75120000 Administrative services of agencies

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
a) Public Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) in respect of any one claim or series of claims arising out of the same event and without limit on the number of claims in any 12-month period;
b) Employers Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) each claim;
c) Professional indemnity- £2,000,000.00 (two million pounds) each claim
Technical & professional ability
As specified in the tender document

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Service Delivery: 30%
Service Management: 5%
Continuous Service Improvements: 5%
Organisation Experience and Structure: 10%
Pricing: 40%
social value: 10%

Published award criteria (6)

Service Delivery
Service Management
Continuous Service Improvements
Organisation Experience and Structure
social value
Pricing

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
a) Public Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) in respect of any one claim or series of claims arising out of the same event and without limit on the number of claims in any 12-month period;
b) Employers Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) each claim;
c) Professional indemnity- £2,000,000.00 (two million pounds) each claim
Technical & professional ability
As specified in the tender document

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2030
First published: 1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
Authority reference: GMCA 1361
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018389
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Administrative services of agencies
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
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South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050b4f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 16 May 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All quotations must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.

The Chest reference for this opportunity is DN773067

All responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, quotations received in any other way will be rejected.

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
Clarification questions by
16 May 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published384 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 12:39 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 Aug 2025, 10:49 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Aug 2025, 10:49 BST
Contract signature expected
14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-05: 1 release · 1 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,578,4641 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 74 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nation occupational health ltd1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032Extensions: Extension Options: 2 x 12-month extensions	£2,578,464 inc. VAT	1 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Nation occupational health ltd
Signed
2 Oct 2025
Value
£2,578,464 inc. VAT
Period
2 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 X 12
5 agreed KPIs: System specification continuously met · System user data updated · System available 24/7 with no loss of/interruption to service. …
- System specification continuously met
- System user data updated
- System available 24/7 with no loss of/interruption to service.
- Service function issues resolved:
- Any upgrades/hot-fixes to be implemented by the supplier within two weeks of request.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NATION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14528753GB-PPON: PTZQ-7769-DHBT First Floor,Swan Buildings, Manchester, North West, M4 5JWContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThis Invitation to Tender document is issued via The Chest, the North West Procurement portal. Search by reference number Contract Ref: DN 773067 GMCA Ref: GMCA 1361

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Aug 2025, 10:49 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 12:39 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 12:31 BST