Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Prison Service
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue
Edinburgh
eh12 7hy
UK
Contact person: Catharine Dempsey
Telephone: +44 1313303572
E-mail: catharine.dempsey@prisons.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sps.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00384
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
UK
Telephone: +44 1412420133
E-mail: ScottishProcurement@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.1) Name and addresses
Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
UK
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: procurement@hes.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://historicenvironment.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
UK
Telephone: +44 1313486509
E-mail: procurement@parliament.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.parliament.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10284
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LA
UK
Telephone: +44 3000203000
E-mail: procurementreturns@copfs.gov.uk
Fax: +44 8445614069
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00292
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SPS-02193 Occupational Health Services (OHS) Framework Agreement
Reference number: SPS-02193
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SPS are leading a collaborative procurement on behalf of a range of Scottish public bodies (circa 40 Collaborative Partners with an employee headcount circa 34,000) to secure a provider of Occupational Health Services. The services include (but are not limited to):
-OH case referrals by OH Doctors and/or Nurses;
-pre-employment medical screening;
-advising re ill health retirements;
-various forms of statutory & non-statutory health surveillance;
-Health & Lifestyle screening;
-Vaccinations;
-Health promotion activity;
-provision of specialist assessment, diagnostic testing & therapies such as psychology, physiotherapy, etc; and
-general OH advice to the public bodies using the Framework.
Services will be provided across Scotland as required (within agreed service levels) in response to client need.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SPS are leading on this procurement process with the intention of awarding a Framework Agreement which reflects a single LOT for all Services. The OH provider may work with selected partners or to sub-contract elements of the work to provide availability of services to the partner organisations across Scotland.
Following publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) a Contract Notice will be issued following on with an Invitation to Tender(ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD). The ITT will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders via the Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T) portal. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS, Scottish Government (SG), Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Scottish Parliament and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in accordance with the evaluation methods outlined in the ITT.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
08/07/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Full details of requirements will be available within the ITT documents via PCS-T.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=769078.
(SC Ref:769078)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/06/2024