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Published 28 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Occupational Health Services

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,880,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Nov 2022
Next notice expected 28 Jan 2022
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Network Rail is looking to award a framework contract for the provision of occupational health services to support the Occupational Health and Wellbeing vision for Network Rail. The technical specification includes (but is not limited to) the following key requirements:

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Rail is looking to award a framework contract for the provision of occupational health services to support the Occupational Health and Wellbeing vision for Network Rail. The technical specification includes (but is not limited to) the following key requirements:

  • Occupational health physician services;
  • OH nurse/ advisor services;
  • Specialist services;
  • Other services – including (but not limited to) Sharps line: 24/7 helpline for employees exposed to a needle stick injury and a medication enquiry line;
  • Drugs and Alcohol testing – pre-placement and periodic drugs and alcohol testing;
  • Account and contract management; and
  • Management Information and reporting

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£6,880,000
Delivery: UK · National
Extensions: The framework term will be three years with the option of a further one year.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
What this means for your bid
  • “The Provision of Occupational Health Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027753
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0310da Find a Tender

Publisher note: Network Rail is undertaking a preliminary market engagement in connection of this requirement, in the form of this Prior Information Notice and associated Request for Information (RFI). If you are interested this potential opportunity, please submit a formal response to the associated RFI document (namely completion of Annex A), please E-Mail: [email protected] by a deadline of 17:00 on Friday 18th February 2022. Please ensure you read the RFI document carefully, with specific reference to Section 5 ("Responding to this RFI"). Please note that the sole purpose of this PIN is for market engagement purposes. It is not a call for competition. Any ensuing call for competition will be formally advertised at a later date via a separate notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Appointment period ends
2 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jan 2022 → 9 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    28 Jan 2022
  2. Notice published
    3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    9 Jan 2023

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2022
  1. Published value updated to £6,880,000
    3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST
    was £1,200,000
  2. Status changed to active
    3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
    3 Oct 2022, 17:37 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRailway services 1 Eversholt Street, London, UK, NW1 2DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria