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985_27 Occupational Health Services

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 09:01.

Opportunity overview

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework for the provision of a range of Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes enabling organisations to support the physical and mental health, safety and welfare of their employees. This is not a call for competition. Tender documentation is not yet available.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
985_27
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Extension to the Engagement deadline as market engagement is now expected to be completed in October (not September as originally estimated). Please note that the deadline for RFI responses has passed, meaning new responses (of the RFI) can no longer be considered as part of this market engagement exercise (with all remaining activity focusing on those responses already received).
Id
082100-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
ESPO is conducting market engagement to gain feedback and insight from potential suppliers to inform the development of a proposed framework for the provision of Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes. The intended outcomes of the preliminary market engagement process are: * To alert the market to and encourage participation in the framework procurement. * To identify and explore opportunities to improve the framework offering in specific areas: - Market trends - Regulatory or legislative updates. - Opportunities for improvement through technology. - Framework scope - Framework pricing - Rebate structure - Data controls - Ease of use - Framework appeal * To communicate the outcomes of the engagement process to the market, ensuring fairness. Engagement is initially being undertaken initially via a Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire, details of which are captured on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). The deadline for responding to the RFI was 17:00 (5pm) on 10 July 2026. Market engagement is now expected to be completed in October (not September as originally estimated). Please note that the deadline for RFI responses has passed, meaning new responses (of the RFI) can no longer be considered as part of this market engagement exercise (with all remaining activity focusing on those responses already received). Suppliers wishing to participate in the engagement process MUST must first express an interest as follows: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity 985_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. Suppliers can access the RFI in the 'Messages' section via the 'Activity' dashboard once an expression of interest has been registered. Any questions or clarifications should only be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal. ESPO also intends to conduct 1-2-1 meetings with a limited number of potential suppliers to further explore points raised within their questionnaire responses requiring further detail or clarification. To ensure equal treatment of potential suppliers, and that participants in the preliminary market engagement process are not put at an unfair advantage, ESPO will publish market engagement outcomes within any subsequent ITT documentation.
Due
2 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082100-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Id
GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYDD-1122-TCVN

Address

Street Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE19 1ES
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Name
Corporate Solutions Procurement Team

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE19 1ES · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 042058-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060127-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 082100-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·