Occupational Health Services and Supplementary Services

Concepts

• miscellaneous health services
• southampton
• physiotherapy services
• company health
• pharmacy services
• guidance services
• counselling services
• rehabilitation services
• consultancy services
• additional services

Location

Highfield Campus: University Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ Whilst a large proportion of the service requirement can be conducted online , Immunization and Vaccinations administration for example will need to be conducted in person

Description

The University of Southampton is looking to enter into an Eight (8) year contract for the provision of Occupational Health Services for both Staff and Students. The Provider shall deliver the services that support the University of Southampton in meeting the objectives of: • Meeting legislative requirements and maintaining duty of care to staff • Ensuring fitness to work and/or fitness to practice of staff and students. • Performing inoculations and vaccinations • The provision of counselling • Promoting physical and mental wellbeing amongst staff and students to optimise attendance, engagement, resilience, and performance. • Supporting staff and students with illness, injury or other medical or health requirements assisting in the prevention of health-related problems amongst the University of Southampton' staff and students as a result of their activities and providing assistance in the treatment of any such problems. • Assisting the University of Southampton to reduce levels of sickness absence. • Identifying trends in work-related absence and prioritising and tackling significant health and wellbeing-related issues. The Provider shall at the point of tendering hold Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service ('SEQOHS') accreditation or equivalent and this must be maintained for the duration of the contract. It is a requirement that the provider will ensure that any services conducted under the Contract meet the requirements of all relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines, and standards current at the time of delivery. This includes all Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Department for Education (DfE) standards applicable to the services. The University currently retains an in-house Occupational Health Manager to maintain the triage system, filtering OH requests ahead of referral to the external Provider. The Provider will be required to understand and operate in accordance with this process. The estimated Contract Value is in the region of £6,000,000 - £10,000,000 GBP (excluding VAT). It is expected that spend will gradually grow over the first few months of the contract and that additional services outlined in the spec may be added in over the course of the contract. Further details on anticipated spend can be found in File 2 of the tender pack.

Total Quantity or Scope

The essential services required are Pre-employment health assessments, Pre-enrolment health assessments, Occupational Health referrals, Health Surveillance, Pathology Services, Immunisation and Vaccination services, Work accident and Injury management. The desirable services included in the tender are Specialist immunisations and travel advice, Workstation and workplace assessments, Assistance and other specialist referrals and counselling. This procurement process is being conducted as a Restricted procedure; consisting of both Selection and Invitation to Tender stages. Stage 1 - Selection Stage: An overall pass mark of 50 % shall apply to this stage. The intention is to arrive at a shortlist of a maximum of five qualified potential suppliers for formal invitation to tender. The maximum number of qualified potential suppliers will be based on the top five scores achieved. Where more than the maximum number of potential suppliers have achieved a top five score (i.e. a tie), all of those potential suppliers will be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage - A maximum of 5 qualified tenderers will be invited to submit formal tenders at this stage

Renewal Options

It is anticipated that this service will be re-procured in 2032

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
• 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
• 85142100 - Physiotherapy services
• 85147000 - Company health services
• 85149000 - Pharmacy services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312310 - Guidance services
• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
• 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services
• 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This procurement is not suitable for splitting into lots. The requirement for consistency of service provision, management information and clarity of access routes for users of the service would not allow this procurement to be split into lots. E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://intendhost.co.uk/ universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Costs and Expenses: Potential suppliers/tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of responses and participation in this and all future stages of this procurement. Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs or expenses borne by potential suppliers/tenderers or any of their supply chain, partners or advisers in this procurement process. The University is not liable for any costs in the event of the cancellation of this procurement process.