Health services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service, as the authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of occupational health, employee assistance programmes and eye care services for use by the UK Public Sector Buyers identified at VI.3). The services within the scope of this framework have been divided into five lots, with lot 4 being broken down into regional sublots. The lotting structure will be: Lot 1: Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes, Fully Managed Service; Lot 2: Occupational Health Services on a National Basis; Lot 3: Employee Assistance Programmes; Lots 4.1 to 4.7: Occupational Health Services on a Regional Basis; Lot 5: Eye Care Services. * Please note, lots 4.1 to 4.7 provide UK regional coverage. The deliverables/full specifications are set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Lot 1 is for the provision of a fully managed service, for occupational health services and employee assistance programmes for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings. This lot will enable buyers to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. Also the provision of employee assistance programmes, suppliers will be able to provide support to users over the full range of work related or personal matters that may impact on workplace performance, mental health and wellbeing and seek to resolve, manage and prevent those issues where possible. The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 1 deliverables set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Lot 2 shall provide a compliant route for buyers to procure occupational health services, national coverage, providing occupational health advice and services for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings. The services provided under this lot will enable buyers to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 2 deliverables set out Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Lot 3 is for the provision of employee assistance programmes, providing confidential support for a range of work related or personal matters that may impact on workplace performance, mental health and wellbeing and seek to resolve, manage and prevent those issues where possible for all contracting authorities personnel within all UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, postings overseas and travelling overseas. The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 3 deliverables set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Lot 4 shall provide a compliant route for buyers to procure occupational health services, with regional coverage, providing occupational health advice and services for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings. The services provided under the following Lots will enable buyers to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 4 deliverables set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Lot 4 has been broken down into regional sublots. The lots are: 4.1) London 4.2) South 4.3) Midlands and East of England 4.4) Northern England 4.5) Wales 4.6) Northern Ireland 4.7) Scotland. Lot 5 is for the provision of corporate eye care services for all of contracting authorities personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations. The service shall enable the buyers to fulfil their legislative requirements and maintain a duty of care as a responsible employer through the provision of eye examinations and adequate spectacles or eyewear for safety purposes. The supplier shall satisfy statutory obligations in complying with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 Eyes and Eyesight Regulation 5 (as amended in 2002), plus adherence to any relevant future regulations (amendments or new). The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 5 deliverables as set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).