Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023

Concepts

• health and social work
• fire pension regulations
• fire services
• fire authority
• medical appeals
• fire
• independent appeal boards
• qualified medical practitioners
• medical referees
• such appeals

Location

LONDON

Description

The Secretary of State for the Home Department ('the Home Office') has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales and for the fire service in England only. Policing in Scotland and the fire service in both Wales and Scotland are devolved powers. However, the requirements under the framework being tendered relate to both policing and fire in England, Scotland and Wales. As part of this responsibility, the Home Office is empowered to consider any appeal by a pension scheme member against a decision made by a police force or fire authority in relation to an ill-health pension or injury benefit award. In order to administer such appeals, the Home Office appoints a contractor with the capability to appoint and manage independent appeal boards staffed by qualified medical practitioners.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Home office is seeking to create a Framework Agreement with the appointment of one supplier to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The required services comprise the provision of regional Medical Appeal Boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The framework will run to 30th September 2026, with an option to extend by an additional one year.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.