Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The National Lottery Community Fund · Executive non-departmental public body
- Supplier
- Optima Health UK Limited
- Value
- £16,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Health & social care · Company health services (CPV 85147000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jun 2026
- Published10 Jun 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
The Fund wishes to provide employees with an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). This would allow colleagues to access assistance on personal matters, such as counselling, including options for as many sessions as required based on triage. Also to include different types of counselling, such as CBT, financial support, education and advice, legal support, GP services to include video and phone call options, and prescribing if necessary and mental health support, offered in a range of ways (online/in an app/in person). This is a key benefit for colleagues and will play a part in retaining valued colleagues whilst attracting new people to the Fund. Direct award from ESPO 985B_23 Occupational Health Services Framework. Total Contract term: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months. Total Contract Value: up to and not exceeding 48,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Initial 12-month Term Value: 16,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-month Extension 1 Value: 16,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-…
About the supplier
Optima Health UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08544676).