Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 14 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Occupational Health Services

Official notice

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£120,000≈ £60k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT10.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2025awarded 16 Feb 2026
Awarded to ZELLO LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 4 Jan 2028 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of Occupational Health services.

We are looking for a cost-effective service that provides the Council value for money. The successful bid will be expected to show a track record of delivering excellent and innovative support and guidance designed to give maximum benefit and value to HDC.

Huntingdonshire District Council employs approximately 670 (Headcount) contracted staff spread over a number of sites in Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots and Ramsey of which approximately 150 are in manual roles.

Currently the services we use include:

i) New starter health screening, face to face or by phone

ii) Night Workers Assessment

iii) Sickness absence advice

iv) Return to work advice/phased returns

v) Advice as to whether employees fall under the definition of the Equality Act 2010

vi) Health checks for all staff

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 years (2 x 12 months), subject to supplier performance.

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

Lot awarding rule: Evaluation of the tenders will be carried out by a panel of evaluating officers to help ensure an appropriate breadth of experience and understanding. Moderation will be carried out by the procurement manager. Each Method Statement will be assigned an importance weighting. These are clearly marked against each statement. The total scores for the Method Statements contribute to the overall award criteria by the following ratio: Non-Price (Method Statements): 55% Price: 45%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
Last source update
23 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT
Authority reference
C/2025/637
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065196
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc4e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
31 Oct 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published371 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by354 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline334 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts289 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published239 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £107,0741 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ZELLO LIMITEDSME£107,074 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · ZELLO LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    16 Feb 2026
    Value
    £107,074
    Period
    16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2028 · up to 15 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract may be extended by 2 further 12 month periods.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Huntingdonshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXCY-8219-LWDM Pathfinder House St Mary's Street Huntingdon,, Cambridgeshire, East of England, PE29 3TNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ZELLO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06489374GB-PPON: PLDX-3892-LWQD Conway House, Gloucester, South West, GL1 3AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender