Official UK procurement notice
WMP0915 - Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2026awarded 8 May 2026
Awarded to People Asset Management Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract is for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme, as detailed in the tender documents.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jun 2029, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Selection and Tender
CPV: Counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Cost, Quality and Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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 2 Jun 2029
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
WMP0915- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002559- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060468Find a Tender
- How it runs
Selection and Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Jan 2026 → 25 Jun 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published282 days ago13 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
- Submission deadline254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by177 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent168 days ago8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends155 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 15:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 May 2026, 08:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 May 2026, 08:34 BST
- Contract signature expected25 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Jun 2026, 15:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £163,6111 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| People Asset Management LtdProvision of an Employee Assistance Programme1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: Option to extend by a further 2 periods of 12 months each. | £163,611 inc. VAT | 8 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme · People Asset Management Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £163,611 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by a further 2 periods of 12 months each.
7 agreed KPIs: Management Information · Customer Satisfaction · Response Time – Initial Counselling Appointment …
- Management Information, Management Information shared in full within 10 days of the reporting period (on time reports / total reports)
- Customer Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction with Service (including outcomes from Referral)
- Response Time – Initial Counselling Appointment, Initial counselling appointment arranged within 48 hours of first contact.
- Response Time – Initial Counselling Session, Initial counselling session to take place within 5 working days of first contact.
- Fast Track Referral, Fast track referral appointments booked within 2 working days of referral
- Complaints, In instances where the response times are not in accordance with the times detailed in point 4.59 of the Specification.
- Improvement of Processes / Services, Supplier demonstrates an ability to improve processes and services (if applicable).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- People Asset Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender