Employee Benefits and Occupational Health Services

What the buyer is asking for

This framework is for the provision of comprehensive employee benefits and occupational health services. The framework is structured into two main divisions: Lot 1 (Occupational Health and Related Services) and Lot 2 (Employee Benefits and Services). The objective is to provide Public Sector employers with access to high quality, flexible, and legally compliant services designed to support and protect the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing of their workforces. Under Lots 1.1 to Lots 1.4, services are structured to provide a consistent, baseline standard of occupational health and eyecare/ hearing solutions that may cover, but will not be limited to: - Managed Service Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) - Occupational Health Services - Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) - Eyecare and Hearing Services (including DSE eyesight tests, spectacles, and hearing checks) Under Lots 2.1 to Lots 2.3, suppliers will be required to provide Buyers’ staff with access to a range of benefits, typically hosted via a secure, centrally branded Online Employee Benefits Platform that reflects the individual identity of each Buyer. Depending on the selected lot, this will include: - Employee discounts and automated cashback schemes - Reward and recognition (including physical/e vouchers and bespoke non financial e cards) - Technology and smartphone schemes (available as salary sacrifice, net pay deduction, or direct discount options) - Cycle to work schemes - Childcare vouchers / payroll giving - Wellbeing services (including financial wellbeing and education, bereavement services, dental cover, gym memberships, and online holistic wellbeing resources)

How this is scored

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• 20%pricePrice
• 80%qualityQuality

7 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Occupational Health, EAP and Eyecare Managed Service£123m

  This Lot provides an integrated, fully managed service combining comprehensive occupational health clinical support with a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). It is designed for buyers looking for an all-in-one partner to manage referrals, health surveillance, workplace adjustments, EAP helplines, and digital wellness portals.

• Occupational Health£176m

  This Lot allows buyers to procure clinical occupational health services on an ad-hoc or modular basis. It includes individual services such as management referrals, workplace task-fitness assessments, health surveillance, physiotherapy, drug and alcohol testing, and neurodiversity assessments.

• Employee Assistance Programmes£35m

  This Lot focuses on providing 24/7/365 mental health, counselling, and emotional support services via phone, live chat, a mobile app, and face-to-face sessions. It encompasses clinical triage, therapeutic interventions (such as CBT), case management, whistleblowing support, and critical incident support.

• Eyecare & Hearing Services£18m

  This Lot covers sensory screening and health compliance solutions, primarily aligned with Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations. It includes the provision of mandatory DSE eyesight tests, lenses, and spectacles, alongside specialised task-based eye tests, colour vision exams, and hearing tests.

• Employee Benefits Managed Service£333m

  This Lot is a paid-for, comprehensively branded online benefits platform that reflects the individual corporate identity of each buyer. It provides employees with integrated access to mandatory discount schemes, reward and recognition vouchers, technology and smartphone salary sacrifice initiatives, and cycle-to-work programs.

• Employee Benefits Nil Cost Service£475m

  This Lot offers a zero-cost employee benefits platform with no platform fees charged to the buyer. It provides a standardised (unbranded) portal containing employee discount schemes, reward and recognition vouchers, and technology/smartphone purchase programs.

• Wellbeing Services£141m

  This Lot is a modular, pick-and-choose option enabling buyers to purchase specific, standalone wellbeing services without a full benefits platform. It includes targeted support for physical, mental, and financial health, such as financial education, bereavement services, dental cover, gym memberships, and holistic health cash plans

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published26 days ago

   27 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
2. Clarification questions by6 days ago

   15 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   28 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 154 days

   22 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

7 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender

1. Notice published11 Feb 2026, 20:17 GMT012650-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice13 Feb 2026, 11:03 GMT013304-2026
3. Notice published25 Feb 2026, 09:22 GMT016726-2026
4. Notice published16 Mar 2026, 14:29 GMT023557-2026
5. Notice published26 Mar 2026, 11:25 GMT027805-2026
6. Tender notice24 Aug 2026, 09:46 BST080167-2026
7. Tender updated27 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST081674-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender