Market Engagement Notification - Provision of Occupational Health Services

Cleveland Fire Brigade, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service ("the Clients") are currently soft market testing with a view to exploring the possibility of working together and undertaking a collaborative procurement exercise for Occupational Health Services (OHS).

The Clients understand the importance of keeping people well (physically and mentally) at work and the role of effective OHS in achieving that aim. The Clients are therefore seeking a provider who would work proactively with their employees, line managers and Human Resources to ensure the delivery of effective OHS which will:

To support the above objectives, the clients would like to conduct a market consultation in relation to this proposed procurement idea for OHS. The clients want to understand more about those suppliers who have knowledge and experience of delivering OHS and also the possible commercial benefits in collaborating on this type of service contract.

The Clients are therefore inviting any organisation that may be interested in this possible procurement opportunity to a 'Market engagement' event which will be held at the address below on 2nd March 2020 from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters Belmont Business Park

Durham

DH1 1TW

Additional information: On expressing their interest, suppliers will be allocated 45 minutes with the Project team to discuss this potential procurement opportunity as well as demonstrate their experience and capability.

Interested parties should email lwoodall@clevelandfire.gov.uk with a preferred time slot of attendance. The closing date to express your interest in attending is 12pm on 26th February 2020.

The event is a pre procurement engagement only, seeking to understand supplier capability. This does not commit the clients to any future procurement exercise.