Absence Management Services

Tender description

The purpose of this tender exercise is to select a service provider whose delivery of a Sickness Absence Recording and Reporting Service will represent value for money, high quality service; combined with the ability to identify and implement service efficiencies across the Trust. The primary objective of this procurement is to appoint an Absence Management Service provider. The Trust requires a solution for partnership working for a Sickness Absence Management System that will meet (or support) the Trust’s aspirational target reduction in its sickness absence rate to 4.5% by the end of 2016/17. The contract has not been split into Lots on commercial, operational and contract management grounds. The intention is to award a contract for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.