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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 247-615822/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northumbrian Water Ltd
National registration number: 02366703
Postal address: Boldon House, Wheatlands Way, Pity Me
Town: Durham
Postal code: DH1 5FA
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Laura McMain
Telephone: +44 7805786518
Email: laura.mcmain@nwl.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.nwl.co.uk

I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the above mentioned address
I.6) Main activity:
Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services
Reference number: NW2331
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Single provider included the following as core package:
1) occupational health: pre-employment health screening, physiological therapy service, medical fitness standards, health surveillance, lifestyle health assessments, management referrals;
2) MSK: telephone triage, remote and face to face treatment, functional restoration programme for complex cases, training – manual handling and body mechanics;
3) day one absence reporting;
4) drug and alcohol testing;
5) employee assistance programme;
6) access to flu vaccinations;
7) eye care vouchers.
Mental health and MSK issues account for over 60 % of absence and spend we need dedicated psychological services including counselling and CBT and specialist MSK physiotherapy services with clinically trained and practicing therapists around NWL locations. They are approx 3 100 employees at NWL. Regarding health surveillance approx 1 700 employees North, 540 Essex and 500 Suffolk. Award will be 2-year contract with option for 36-month extension.

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots:no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC, UKH14, UKH3 Main site or place of performance:North East England, Essex and Suffolk.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Musculoskeletal rehabilitation services
Volumes are currently in the region of 300-400 referrals per year.
• telephone triage;
• remote and face to face treatment;
• functional restoration programme for complex cases;
• training – manual handling and body mechanics, incorporating fit for future health education;
• project support and close liaison with HR and H&S occupational health;
• pre-employment health checks – remote and face to face for those with role related medical fitness standards and health surveillance requirements;
• medical fitness standards;
• health surveillance;
• lifestyle health assessments;
• management referrals – current volumes of referrals are in the region of 40 per month.
Providing advice on absence management, rehabilitation, redeployment and ill health retirement, direct referrals to healthcare sch employee assistance programme volumes are based on 3 100 employees:
• telephone and face to face counselling;
• life management information;
• online chat facility.
Day 1 absence reporting
Software and absence management services for up to 3 100 employees
• software, including full implementation, training, on going maintenance and a helpdesk;
• telephone triage services;
• referral services;
• management information reporting
• drug and alcohol testing.
More details provided in tender documents
Flu vaccinations.
Vouchers offered to employees below 50 years of age.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:2021-07-01
/ End:2026-06-30
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options:
NWL will have the option to extend the framework following the initial 2-year duration for a further 3, 12-month periods. The total maximum duration of the framework being 5 years.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:Bidders providing occupational health services must be SEQOHS accredited.

List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

List and brief description of selection criteria:Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
If the Dun and Bradstreet credit rating returns a rating of ‘above average risk’ or ‘high risk’, the contracting entity will request further financial information for review and a parent company guarantee may be required.

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please see the terms and conditions in the procurement documents.

III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
These will be set out in the tender documents.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:2021-01-13 Local time:12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2021-06-30

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water e-Sourcing Spend Management portal called ’Ariba’.
Expressions of interest must be sent to the email address ojeuresponse@nwl.co.uk before the deadline date of the 13 January 2021 at 12.00 noon. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed PQQ is the 15 January 2021 at 12.00 noon. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information:
1) full company name;
2) main contact details of the person who will be given access to the Ariba portal — Name, job title, email address and telephone.

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: TBC
Town: tbc
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2020-12-14