AwardedAwarded 12 January 2026

Provision of Occupational Health (OH) Services for OH Physician Resource, OH Services for the OH Service and Specialist Service Referrals

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited · Central government

In brief

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited awarded healthcare work to Health Partners Group Limited and Optima Health UK Limited on 12 January 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Lot 1 – Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments. Occupational Health Physicians: OHP Attendance Management referrals OHP Preplacement referrals OHP Escalations from safety critical medicals Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tier 4 OHP Health Surveillance escalations (for example silica, welding fumes, noise) Ill Health Retirement referrals Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2 Train Driver Medicals Strategic project work - for example developing and improving medical standards (Excludes Clinical Governance responsibilities) Case Conferences…Read the full description
Lot 1 – Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service and Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments. Occupational Health Physicians: OHP Attendance Management referrals OHP Preplacement referrals OHP Escalations from safety critical medicals Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tier 4 OHP Health Surveillance escalations (for example silica, welding fumes, noise) Ill Health Retirement referrals Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2 Train Driver Medicals Strategic project work - for example developing and improving medical standards (Excludes Clinical Governance responsibilities) Case Conferences Expert witness services Occupational Health Services for the Occupational Health Service Pre-placement health assessment processed by the NR Shared Service team where fitness to work reports will be provided within 1 working day of assessment. For clinical staff there is an additional requirement to schedule a face-to-face vision test [colour and peripheral vision] as part of the pre-placement process. Performance and attendance management referrals - where attendance triggers have been met, there is a concern over the impact of a disability or where guidance in relation to the impact of health on performance is required. Ill Health Retirement referrals. Occupational Therapy Workplace Assessment & Neurodiversity Assessments: Provide occupational therapist resource either from an inhouse resource or a Supplier network. To assess the suitability of work duties and to gain a better understanding of the nature of the Network Rail employee’s work, assessing the physical, psychosocial, cognitive and communication demands of the job. Lot 2 – Specialist referrals The requirement of specialist consultations, scans, assessments &and x-ray services to determine fitness to work either as part of the competence specific medical. Chest X-ray programme for Respiratory Crystalline Silica Including x-ray, radiologist reporting & management information Not including employee selection and case management MRI Cardiology consultation (Initial appointment} Cardiology consultation (review appointment) Cardiologist echocardiogram Cardiologist Exercise stress test 24-hour ECG Holter monitoring ECG Interpretation (Train Driver medical only) Neurology consultancy Electroencephalogram Psychological Assessment Psychiatric Assessment HAVs Tier 5 assessment Any other specialist service required.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1——
Lot 2——

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Health Partners Group Limited
3 bids received
Lot 1£8,686,679
Awarded 26 November 2025
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2033
Optima Health UK Limited
2 bids received
Lot 2£1,721,060
Awarded 26 November 2025
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2033

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 077749-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 016285-2026

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From notice 077749-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 November 2025, last updated 23 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.