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CO0334 Occupational Health Services
Essex County Council · Local authority
In brief
Essex County Council has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 46 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The purpose of this procurement opportunity for an Occupational Health Service is to secure a high-quality Provider that can deliver a comprehensive Occupational Health service that meets the requirements. The Provider will be expected to provide a range of services aimed at meeting the service needs, common law, and statutory duties of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of ECC's workforce.
These services should include at a minimum, management referrals, health surveillance, ill health retirement, and advice and support for managers, employees, and HR personnel on occupational health issues.
The Provider should have a strong track record of delivering Occupational Health services and be able to demonstrate expertise in areas such as a range of mental and physical health needs, data management, and proactive health monitoring. The aim is to secure so far as is reasonably practicable the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of wellbeing of ECC’s employees during their employment.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Contract notice (update) · notice 041566-2026
About the buyer
Essex County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
136Awards
78Suppliers it has used most for healthcare
- Creative Support Limited2 contracts
- Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd2 contracts
- Ace Music Therapy CIC1 contract
- Apricot Centre CIC1 contract
- Barnardo's1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open healthcare tenders- £12.7mestimated
- £8.74mframework ceiling
- £44.1mestimated
- £1.3mestimated
- £119mestimated
From notice 041566-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.