ESPO’s planned 985_27 Occupational Health Services framework is at preliminary market engagement stage. The opportunity is relevant to occupational health providers, employee assistance programme suppliers and wellbeing service partners that can support public sector employers with safe, responsive and well-governed workforce health services. If you are weighing up whether to bid, Thornton & Lowe can help with bid writing services and framework agreement support.
The opportunity is listed on Find a Tender. Suppliers should check the live notice and procurement documents before committing bid resource, as deadlines, lots and buyer clarifications can change during the process.
What the opportunity covers
- occupational health assessments, advice and case management
- employee assistance programmes, counselling or wellbeing support where included in the final lot structure
- pre-employment screening, workplace assessments and wider workforce health services where required
- multi-authority access through a framework route led by ESPO
- quality, clinical governance, data protection and service responsiveness requirements
Who should be looking at it
The likely audience includes established occupational health providers, EAP providers, mental health and wellbeing suppliers, clinical delivery partners and organisations able to manage high-volume public sector referrals. Providers should use the engagement stage to understand the planned lot structure and evidence expectations.
Quick facts
- Buyer: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
- Stage: preliminary market engagement
- Estimated value: £116.7m excluding VAT / £140m including VAT, subject to live notice checks
- Likely scope: occupational health services, employee assistance, screening and workplace assessments
What to focus on in the bid
Because this is market engagement, suppliers should not wait for the formal tender before getting organised. It is a good point to test whether you have the right evidence, accreditations, delivery partners and system reporting in place.
- clinical governance, professional oversight and safeguarding arrangements
- experience across employee assistance, pre-employment screening and workplace assessment services where relevant
- referral handling, appointment availability and reporting timescales
- data protection, confidentiality and secure case management systems
- experience supporting public sector employers and complex workforce needs
- outcome reporting, customer service and contract management controls
Bid planning points
Before investing time in the submission, map the requirement against your strongest evidence, named team, accreditations, delivery model and pricing position. Our specialist proposal writing support can help you shape that decision and avoid spending time on a framework that is not commercially realistic.
How Thornton & Lowe can help
Thornton & Lowe supports suppliers with bid/no-bid decisions, framework strategy, compliance checks, response planning and full bid writing. We can help you decide whether this opportunity is worth pursuing, identify the strongest lot or route, and turn your evidence into a clear, evaluator-focused submission.
If this framework is a good strategic fit, early planning will make the bid easier to manage and improve the quality of your submission. Speak to Thornton & Lowe for practical, commercially focused support.
