Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02193 Occupational Health Services (OHS) Framework Agreement
Authority: Scottish Prison Service·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSPS have led a collaborative procurement on behalf of a range of Scottish public bodies (circa 40 Collaborative Partners) to secure a provider of Occupational Health Services. The services include (but are not limited to):
-OH case referrals by OH Doctors and/or Nurses;
-pre-employment medical screening;
-advising re ill health retirements;
-various forms of statutory & non-statutory health surveillance;
-Health & Lifestyle screening;
-Vaccinations;
-Health promotion activity;
-provision of specialist assessment, diagnostic testing & therapies such as psychology, physiotherapy, etc; and
-general OH advice to the public bodies using the Framework.
Services will be provided across Scotland as required (within agreed service levels) in response to client need.
CPV: Health services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SPS commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of…Awarded
The SPS commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a framework. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) (SPD) was published by SPS and was made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland-Tender (PCS-T). Tender responses were then evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.
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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Bidders shall:
-be registered and accredited by Safe, Effective and Quality Occupational Health Service (SEQOHS);
-ISO 9001 Quality Management System;
-Cyber Essentials Plus; and
-ISO 27001 or equivalent.
- Technical & professional ability
Medical staff shall be appropriately qualified & registered with the General Medical Council or the Royal College of Nursing/Nursing & Midwifery Council (as role appropriate).
Occupational Health (OH) support staff will be suitably trained, experienced & supervised relative to the role. All disciplines will be able to evidence continuing OH development & appraisal as required by their professional body.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “SPS-02193 Occupational Health Services (OHS) Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jun 2024, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2025, 10:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SPS-02193- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010849- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047055Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: The Scottish Prison Service is contracting for itself AND on behalf of other contracting authorities as detailed below: The Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Crown Estate, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, special health boards, Forestry Commission, Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges, Scottish Futures Trust, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, Scottish Ambulance Service, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the above, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the above, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the above and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the above. (SC Ref:793922)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Jul 2024 → 24 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected8 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Mar 2025, 10:49 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2024- Status changed to active15 Oct 2024, 15:05 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2024, 15:05 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT15 Oct 2024, 15:05 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Oct 2024, 15:05 BST
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2025, 10:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 010849-2025-SPS-02193-1
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2025
- Value
- £3,909,295
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal ServiceContracting authority
- Historic Environment ScotlandContracting authority
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceContracting authority
- Scottish GovernmentContracting authority
- Scottish Parliamentary Corporate BodyContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Optima Health UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria