AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council awarded a call-off for occupational health, employee assistance and associated services to HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED under YPO Framework 1101.
Published outcomeOne active award is reported to HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED, valued at £3,360,000.
Market significanceThis is a four-year maximum-term public-sector health-services requirement in the East of England, procured through a framework call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9c669bd8-fc2e-4722-9481-a143fdd5e45a-1 · 3360000 GBP · active
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The sole active award names Health Partners Group Limited as supplier and records an award value of £3,360,000. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 10284664 and verified company name HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:15:50+01:00.
Contract period reported
98% confidence30 September 2026 to 30 September 2030
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-09-30 and endDate 2030-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£3,360,000
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The sole award value is amount 3360000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole reported award and supplier
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One award is reported, with one supplier, HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED, and an award value of £3,360,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence1 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract start
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract end
98% confidence30 September 2030
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Contract period endDate: 2030-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:15:50+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOccupational health solutions, employee assistance programmes and associated services
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Process title and description specify these services for Suffolk County Council.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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Primary classification is CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address identifies the East of England, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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No lots are provided and the award contains no lot identifiers.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
98% confidenceYPO Framework 1101
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The description states that the contract was called off from YPO Framework 1101.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability records sme as true and vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence2 years
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The description states an initial period of 2 years.
Extension option
98% confidenceOption to extend by up to a further 2 years
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The description states there is an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.
Maximum reported term
95% confidence4 years
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The stated initial two-year period plus up to two further years aligns with the reported period from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot stated
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The award notice reports an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
94% confidenceRelevant suppliers would need access to, or eligibility under, the cited YPO Framework 1101 for this call-off route.
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The notice states that the contract was called off from YPO Framework 1101.
Service bundling
96% confidenceThe requirement combines occupational health, employee assistance and associated services in one reported award.
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The title and description list these services, while the notice reports one award to one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-versus-signature distinction
99% confidenceThe source supports an awarded, active record and reported contract dates, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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The notice is an award notice; award status is active; no signature field or signed-contract document is supplied.
Chronology anomaly
99% confidenceThe reported award decision date precedes the stated submission deadline by seven days.
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Award date is 25 August 2026, while tender deadline is 1 September 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot titles, identifiers or allocations were supplied.
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The lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source reports an award date of 25 August 2026 but a submission deadline of 1 September 2026; the reason for this sequence is not supplied.
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing structure, award rationale and savings.
- No lot information, individual service allocations or lot-level values were supplied.
- The notice does not state whether the extension option has been exercised; the reported end date reflects the full four-year period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County CouncilHEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITEDoccupational health servicesemployee assistance programmesYPO Framework 1101health services contractEast of England
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Suffolk County Council's occupational health services award?
HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED is the sole supplier named on the active award record.
What is the reported value of the award?
The reported award value is £3,360,000.
What is the reported contract term?
The notice describes an initial two-year term with an option to extend by up to two further years, and reports dates from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied award notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.