Contract award · 2 Apr 2026

Award Notice for Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) Under the Occupational Health Services framework agreement Reference: PFB5072 LU using Lot 1 - Occupational Health & EAP Services National

University of Chester awarded “Award Notice for Occupational Health Services and Employee…” to Optima Health for £400k on 2 Apr 2026.

Health & social careNorth West

Value £400k
WinnerOptima Health SME

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Supplier
Optima Health SME
Value
£400,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 Apr 2026
  2. Published13 Aug 2026Published 133 days after the contract date

Description

This award follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for a further competition for Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) under the UKUPC Occupational Health Services framework agreement Reference: PFB5072 LU. This further competition was under Lot 1 - Occupational Health & EAP Services National. The values in this award notice have been rounded.

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