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A €259.86 million, eight year framework with six published lots gives public sector buyers a national route for occupational health, EAP, training, flu vaccination and student mental health support, with re opening points built into years 2 and 5.

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation has launched a new framework notice for occupational health, employee assistance and related wellbeing services, working in partnership with the London Borough of Islington and taking the route to market through the Open Procedure under PA23.

The notice sets a formal framework value of €259,856,842.50 over 96 months and covers six published lots, although each lot carries the same headline value. That points to a shared framework ceiling rather than six additive budgets.

It also marks the third iteration of this framework and widens its reach across the public sector, which makes it relevant both for incumbent wellbeing providers and for suppliers looking to enter a long duration national route to market.

Opportunity overview

• Contracting authority: YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION
• Buyer type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
• Reference number: 001300
• Document ID: ukfts_034795-2026 / 034795-2026 / ukfts_034795-2026
• Tender title: 1300 : Occupational Health, EAP and Associated Health and Wellbeing Services Framework
• Contact: Sally Holden, sally.holden@ypo.co.uk

Scope of work: National public sector framework for occupational health, employee assistance, training, flu vaccination and student support services, with YPO acting as lead buying organisation and end customers placing orders directly with appointed suppliers.

• Lot 1: Occupational Health Services for all public sector establishments.
• Lot 2: Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) for all public sector establishments.
• Lot 3a: Health and Wellbeing add on services, specifically flu vaccination coverage.
• Lot 3b: Health and wellbeing related training, including menopause and menstrual health, suicide awareness, MHFA, financial wellbeing and neuro related training.
• Lot 3c: Modern Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) for all public sector establishments.
• Lot 4: Student Assistance Programmes (SAP) in mental health and wellbeing for higher education, 16 years plus.

Lot structure: Six published lots. Each lot is shown at €259,856,842.50. Because that figure is identical to the stated estimated total value, the published lot figures should be read as the shared framework total rather than six separate lot budgets.

• Place of performance: United Kingdom
• Estimated total value: €259,856,842.50
• Contract type: Services
• Contract duration: 96 months
• Procedure type: Open
• Award criteria: All published lots use the same weighting: Cost 25.0%, Quality 55.0%, Social Value and Sustainability 20.0%.
• Publication date: 16 April 2026
• Submission deadline: 18 May 2026
• Tender opening date: 18 May 2026
• EU funding: No
• Source: UK Find a Tender Service
• Related notices: Prior information notice GB ukfts_076937-2025 published 25 November 2025 with a stated value of €248,046,632.77, followed by this contract notice GB ukfts_034795-2026 published 16 April 2026 with a stated value of €259,856,842.50.

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Authority and procurement context

The buyer is listed as YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION, with buyer type recorded as ‘Ministry or any other national or federal authority’ and main activity left as Unknown. The notice also states that YPO is leading the procurement in partnership with the London Borough of Islington, which is important because it places the framework inside an existing public sector buying model rather than a one off direct purchase.

The framework is described as the third iteration of this route to market. That matters. It suggests a mature procurement structure with prior operational history, existing demand patterns and a buyer that expects continued use across multiple public bodies over a long period.

The wider Hermix context around the buyer is extensive. The notice shows 798 similar contract awards worth €3.3 trillion, 27 similar renewals worth €50 billion, 9 similar open tenders worth €35 billion and 34 similar prior notices worth €2.3 billion. At full buyer level, the dataset shows 8.2K contract awards worth €4.7 trillion, 445 renewals worth €165 billion and 85 open tenders worth €79 billion.

That history makes this framework more than a routine wellbeing procurement. It sits inside a procurement ecosystem with large scale repeat buying activity and a broad addressable public sector audience. The related notices also show an uplift from €248.05 million in the November 2025 prior information notice to €259.86 million in the April 2026 contract notice, an increase of roughly €11.8 million.

• Similar open tenders: 9 worth €35B
• All open tenders: 85 worth €79B
• Similar renewals: 27 worth €50B
• All renewals: 445 worth €165B
• Similar contract awards: 798 worth €3.3T
• All contract awards: 8.2K worth €4.7T
• Other buyers with similar projects: 4.4K worth €755B
• Similar prior notices: 34 worth €2.3B
• All prior notices: 158 worth €21B
• Related notices visible here: one prior information notice and one contract notice. No corrigenda are listed in the visible related notices section.

Competitive landscape

The visible Winners of Similar Contracts table needs to be handled carefully. It is limited to 10 results and it does not read like a clean occupational health peer set. Several names are associated with broader public sector supply categories, and one entry, Sheffield Hallam University, is an outlier large enough to dominate the visible total value on its own.

That does not make the data useless. It still shows how broad the surrounding framework market can be and how mixed the supplier base is when public sector frameworks are aggregated at scale. It also warns bidders not to treat the visible winners list as a literal list of direct occupational health incumbents for this exact framework category.

• Sheffield Hallam University: €10B across 4 contracts, stated average €3.3B.
• Marston Holdings: €63M across 5 contracts, average €13M.
• Typhoon International: €54M across 11 contracts, average €4.9M.
• Clan Tools Plant: €38M across 8 contracts, average €4.8M.
• Vimpex: €31M across 7 contracts, average €4.4M.
• Weber Rescue UK: €29M across 6 contracts, average €4.9M.
• Northern Diver International: €29M across 6 contracts, average €4.8M.
• Fire Hosetech: €27M across 6 contracts, average €4.5M.
• Angloco: €27M across 5 contracts, average €5.4M.
• Arco: €18M across 5 contracts, average €3.6M.

Using the values visible in the top 10 table, the top three entries by value account for about 98% of the visible total. That concentration is driven overwhelmingly by the Sheffield Hallam University entry, which means the visible table is highly skewed and should be interpreted with caution.

By country, the listed contractor countries include the United Kingdom at €3.3 trillion across 790 contracts, Turkey at €400 million across 1 contract and Germany at €3.1 million across 1 contract. The visible country data therefore remains overwhelmingly UK centred, even if a small number of non UK suppliers appear in the wider set.

Commercial and procedural signals

The award model is clear and consistent across all published lots: 55% quality, 25% cost and 20% social value and sustainability. That weighting puts most of the competitive pressure on service design, delivery model, governance and evidencing public value rather than on price alone.

The procedure is Open, which lowers the entry barrier compared with a restricted shortlist process, but that does not mean the framework will be easy to win. The framework is long, national and intended for repeated public sector use, so bidders should expect detailed scrutiny of operational capacity and service assurance.

The notice also states that the framework offers both the Competitive Selection Process and Award Without Competition as routes for customers to use once the framework is live. For suppliers, that means framework admission matters twice: first to secure a place, then to shape how often they are likely to be used in later call off activity.

The lot structure matters commercially. Six lots are published, yet every one carries the same €259,856,842.50 value as the total framework. That strongly indicates a shared framework ceiling. Suppliers should therefore avoid treating the six lot values as additive and instead focus on where their actual capability fits best.

The contract duration is 96 months, which is unusually long in operational terms. The description also states there will be two reopening periods in years 2 and 5 to encourage a broader mix of suppliers. That is important for firms that may miss the initial award but still want a future entry point.

The submission window runs for 32 calendar days from 16 April 2026 to 18 May 2026. No language requirements, financial guarantees or submission portal are stated in the visible notice details, so bidders will need to check the procurement documents directly for any additional procedural conditions. No EU funding is attached to the framework.

Strategic context and interpretation

This framework stands out less because of a single technical specification and more because of how it is positioned. YPO is not presenting a narrow occupational health buy for one authority. It is presenting a reusable national route to market designed for YPO itself and for a wider public sector customer base, with London Borough of Islington involved in the procurement partnership.

The third iteration language suggests the buying model already has market history behind it. For bidders, that raises the bar. Buyers using established frameworks tend to care about smooth mobilisation, clear referral pathways, reporting discipline, safeguarding, workforce resilience and the ability to serve multiple customer types without redesigning the model every time.

The published service mix also shows that this is not a single discipline framework. It spans core occupational health, classic EAP, modern EAP, training, flu vaccination and higher education student assistance. That breadth opens different entry routes for specialist suppliers, but it also means each bidder needs to be realistic about where it can evidence depth rather than simply breadth.

The related notices history points in the same direction. The value has moved upward between the prior information notice and the contract notice, while the framework remains structured for eight years with two re opening points. In practical terms, this looks like a buying vehicle intended to stay active, evolve and absorb demand over time rather than a short cycle compliance exercise.

Hermix users analysing this tender can access this competitive intelligence instantly, including detailed contractor profiles, authority spending patterns, and the full renewal pipeline, in minutes rather than hours.

For qualification decisions, the central question is not whether the framework is large enough. It plainly is. The real question is whether a supplier can align its service model, geographic coverage and evidence base to one or more of the published lots in a way that stands up under a quality weighted public sector evaluation.

Practical takeaways for bidders

Who this tender suits

• Occupational health providers with public sector delivery capability across the United Kingdom and the reporting maturity to compete on a 55% quality score.
• EAP providers, including digital or modern EAP specialists, that can show scalable access models and contract management suited to framework call offs.
• Training and flu vaccination suppliers that can deliver as specialist sub lot providers rather than attempting the full framework scope.
• Higher education student wellbeing providers with credible SAP capability for mental health and wellbeing support in the 16 years plus segment.

Critical attention points

• Treat the published lot values as a shared framework ceiling. The six lot figures match the total framework value exactly and should not be added together.
• Choose the right lot strategy early. The service categories are distinct, and the evidence required for occupational health, EAP, training, flu vaccination and student support will differ materially.
• Build for the scoring model. Quality at 55% and social value at 20% together outweigh cost by a wide margin.
• Work to the submission timetable now. The window from publication to deadline is 32 calendar days, with the tender opening date also set at 18 May 2026.
• Account for the long framework life. At 96 months, contract governance, workforce continuity and delivery scalability are likely to matter as much as initial pricing.
• Check the procurement documents for operational details not stated in the notice, especially portal mechanics, language requirements and any assurance conditions.
• No corrigenda are listed in the visible related notices section, but bidders should still review the prior information notice and the live procurement documents before submission.

This is a significant framework because it combines long duration, national reach and a broad public sector user base under a single YPO led route to market. The prior notice history and third iteration language both point to a framework that is meant to be used, refreshed and relied on over time.

Structured, data led review helps suppliers decide whether to pursue one lot, several lots or none at all, before they sink time into a bid that does not match their delivery model.

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