AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Herts for Learning Limited has concluded a multi-supplier framework for occupational health and employee assistance programme services for schools and education settings. Three verified suppliers are named for all four lots, with direct awards permitted without reopening competition.
Published outcomeAward 1 covers lots 1-4 and names VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED, INSIGHT HEALTH SCREENING LIMITED and UK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record is active, was signed on 16 October 2026, and is scheduled from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031.
Market significanceThe framework has a published gross value of £2,000,000 across the shared multi-supplier arrangement. This is not an immediate purchase commitment; schools and education settings may call off services under the framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-05002629 for lots 1-4. Supplier verification identifies VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED, company number 05002629, matched by company number.
INSIGHT HEALTH SCREENING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-06992046 for lots 1-4. Supplier verification identifies INSIGHT HEALTH SCREENING LIMITED, company number 06992046, matched by company number.
UK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04530717 for lots 1-4. Supplier verification identifies UK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED, company number 04530717, matched by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence5 August 2026
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Release history records tender notices dated 5 August 2026.
Award decision announced
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award 1 has award_date 2026-10-05; release history records a Contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 document and release history identify notice 097842-2026, published 2026-10-16.
Contract status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both marked active in the source data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published framework contract value
99% confidence£2,000,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 2000000 GBP.
Supplier and lot allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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The £2,000,000 value is recorded against one contract covering award 1, three suppliers and lots 1-4; no individual supplier or lot values are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence8 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-08T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award 1 records award_date 2026-10-05.
Signature date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned 2026-10-16.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-04-01.
Planned contract end
99% confidence31 March 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-03-31.
Published term
99% confidence4 years
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The period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031 is four years.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOccupational health and employee assistance programme services
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The tender title and description state that the framework is for occupational health and employee assistance programme services.
End-user market
99% confidenceSchools and education settings
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Tender description states services are to be provided for schools and education settings.
Lots
99% confidenceFour lots (1-4); titles and descriptions not published
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Tender and award data list lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, without titles or descriptions.
Classification
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Each item under award 1 has CPV 85100000, Health services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process and tender data identify an open procurement method and 'Open procedure'.
Framework structure
99% confidenceMulti-supplier framework
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Tender description calls this a Multi Supplier Framework; award 1 names three suppliers.
Call-off method
99% confidenceDirect award without reopening competition
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Framework agreement data states orders may be placed directly with the supplier appointed to the relevant lot without further competition or reopening.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, evaluation scores or ranking information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract vehicle
99% confidenceFramework agreement, not an immediate purchase of services
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Tender description explicitly states that the framework outcome will not be an immediate purchase.
Call-off users
98% confidenceSchools and education settings approaching Herts for Learning
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Tender description says HFL will provide information to schools and education settings when they approach it to purchase OH and EAP solutions.
Term
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal option is stated in the supplied contract or tender data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial access route
99% confidenceSuppliers may receive direct call-offs under the relevant lot
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The framework permits direct orders without further competition or reopening competition.
Demand certainty
98% confidenceCall-off demand is not guaranteed by the framework notice
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The tender description says the framework is not an immediate purchase; no minimum volume or committed spend is published.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £2,000,000 is a shared framework-level amount, not a supplier-specific award value
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One contract value covers three suppliers and all four lots, with no allocation stated.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceHigh
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All three supplier records are verified by matching GB-COH company numbers; no supplier name mismatch or address-like source name is reported.
Shared award structure
97% confidenceSupplier-to-lot allocation is ambiguous
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All three suppliers are named on a single award covering all four lots, but the source does not state whether each supplier is appointed to every lot or how appointments are allocated by lot.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lots 1-4 have no titles, descriptions or individual values.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing, call-off volumes, bid counts, evaluation results or extension terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published £2,000,000 gross value covers a single contract record for three suppliers and four lots; it cannot be attributed to any individual supplier or lot.
- The source names all three suppliers on an award spanning lots 1-4 but does not explicitly allocate suppliers to individual lots.
- Lot titles, lot descriptions, individual lot values and pricing are not published.
- No bid count, tenderer list beyond awardees, evaluation scores, award rationale or ranking is published.
- No minimum call-off volume, committed spend, extension option or renewal option is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Herts for Learningoccupational health frameworkemployee assistance programmeVITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITEDINSIGHT HEALTH SCREENING LIMITEDUK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDschools procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Herts for Learning occupational health and EAP framework?
The named suppliers are VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED, INSIGHT HEALTH SCREENING LIMITED and UK INDEPENDENT MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The source records them on one shared award covering lots 1-4.
What is the value of the framework?
The published gross contract value is £2,000,000. It is a shared framework-level value and is not allocated between suppliers or lots in the published data.
When does the framework run?
The published contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. The contract record also explicitly states that it was signed on 16 October 2026.
How can services be called off?
The framework permits direct orders with the supplier appointed to the relevant lot without a further competition or reopening competition.
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