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Published 19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-043CRO Occupational Health Services for DCSDC Employees

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£140,000≈ £47k / year · £140,000 inc. VAT28% below published estimate

Submissions closed 24 Apr 2026awarded 5 Aug 2026

Awarded to Optima Heath UK Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · starts 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of Occupational Health (OH) Services to support the health, wellbeing, and attendance of its workforce. The Council employs approximately 1,000 staff, including employees residing in cross border areas. The appointed Provider will be required to deliver the service in line with Council policies, statutory obligations, and best practice standards. The Provider must work within established Council processes and seek to standardise procedures where possible to improve efficiency and value for money. The Provider is responsible for ensuring a smooth transition of services and for working collaboratively with the Council to ensure seamless implementation of the contract. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Company health services · Health and social work services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£140,000

Contract period: 30 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £140,000 exc. VAT · £140,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

85000000 Health and social work services 85100000 Health services 85147000 Company health services

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: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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: 19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Authority reference: T26-043CRO Occupational Health Services for DCSDC Employees
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025211
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Company health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066eff Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

19 Mar 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published220 days ago
19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification questions by199 days ago
10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline185 days ago
24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts118 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published48 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026

Tender notice published
19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Contract signature expected
8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £100,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Optima Heath UK Ltd9 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029	£100,800 inc. VAT	5 Aug 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Optima Heath UK LtdAwarded supplier 157 High Street, Hollywood, Northern Ireland, BT18 9HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT