Miscellaneous health services

Tender description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will shortly be embarking on an Open OJEU procurement to establish a contract for the provision of occupational health services. UKRI employees are based at various sites across the UK. To enable UKRI to fulfil their obligations to employees, professional occupational health advisors are engaged to assist with the prevention of occupational ill health, rehabilitation of employees and health promotion. To enable the UKRI Pension Schemes to administer the application for early retirement on ill health grounds occupational health advisors are engaged as Scheme Medical Advisors to independently assess claims for ill health retirement which enables the scheme manager and trustees to make robust decisions. UKRI collectively have approximately 2 672 staff. Whilst the overall headcount is not envisaged to vary significantly, the distribution between Units may change. The provider will be responsible for providing occupational health services for the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) sites listed below. Employees are predominantly office based with some degree of external travel within the UK and abroad. In addition to the Polaris House, Swindon campus, Medical Research Council (MRC) has staff located at MRC Harwell Institute which comprises the following units: Mammalian Genetics Unit (MGU), Mary Lyon Centre (MLC) and Centre for Macaques (CFM). In addition, occupational health provision will be for the employees with MRC at the Research Complex at Harwell (RCAH). MRC Harwell and RCAH are located at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire and CFM is based at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) site in Porton Down, located in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Employees located at CFM currently attend the Harwell campus for Occupational Health appointments. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has staff located in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. UKRI also has staff located at Victoria Embankment, London whilst Innovate UK staff are predominately field based across the UK and are also to be included in this requirement. Field based staff will attend the nearest UKRI site and they must also have the option for telephone consultations. Research England has staff located in Bristol. To enable UKRI to fulfil their obligations to employees, professional occupational health advisors are engaged to assist with the prevention of occupational ill health, rehabilitation of employees and health promotion. To enable the UKRI Pension Schemes to administer the application for early retirement on ill health grounds occupational health advisors are engaged as scheme medical advisors in making assessments. Requirement Occupational health services Web-based secure portal Helpdesk Pre-appointment/pre-enrolment checks Business health surveillance and overseas travel assessments Immunisations Various assessments and testing The above list is only indicative and a full list of roles will be shared as part of the tender package once this has been finalised.