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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-016058/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

Prior information notice
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Scottish Police Authority
Postal address: 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G51 1DZ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1786895668
Email: hannah.dobby2@scotland.police.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Market Engagement – Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme
Reference number: PROC-22-1648
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services

II.1.4) Short Description:
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland (hereafter referred to as ‘the Authority’) has released this PIN as a Request for Information (RFI).
The purpose is to gather information from the marketplace to help develop the scope of potential procurement options related to the provision of Occupation Health services and Employee Assistance Programme.
Engaging with you (and others in the marketplace) will ensure you have an opportunity to help the Authority better understand the market’s capacity and to shape any future procurement exercise for the benefit of the Police Service of Scotland (Police Scotland).
Further information is provided in the RFI document attached to this notice.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)

II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority has released this PIN as a Request for Information (RFI) to potential suppliers of Occupational Health services and Employee Assistance Programme.
The publication of this PIN will be used to undertake preliminary market consultation and to inform the market of the Authority’s intention to procure Occupational Health services and Employee Assistance programme.
The scope of any future procurement exercise has not been fully defined. The information received in this RFI will be used to help identify any points for improvement to meet the current and future needs of staff / officers working for the organisation.
The information provided by potential suppliers in response to this PIN will assist in developing the requirements for a formal procurement.
This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. At this point in time no date for the formal procurement exercise is known.

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.14) Additional information:
A Request for Information document, including response template, has been uploaded to this Notice.
Please complete and return the attached RFI document by 5pm, Friday 24th June 2022. These should be submitted to hannah.dobby2@scotland.police.uk

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-08-08

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section V: Award of contract

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at
(SC Ref:695306)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-06-10