ClosedHealth and social care

Occupational Health Service - SOFT MARKET TESTING (FEB25)[E11]

Ellesmere Port, United KingdomCheshire west and Chester Borough Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Occupational Health re-tender 2025 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TEST ONLY TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL WITH RESEARCH AND PREPARATION AND TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKET AND IS NOT A FORMAL TENDER. THIS MAY LEAD TO A PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE Cheshire West and Chester Council is exploring options for its Occupational Health service, the current contract for which expires on 31 August 2025 with…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 20 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 400,000
Buyer: Cheshire west and Chester Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

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Deadline[E4]: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 400,000
Published[E9]: 20 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Other -
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Occupational Health re-tender 2025 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TEST ONLY TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL WITH RESEARCH AND PREPARATION AND TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKET AND IS NOT A FORMAL TENDER. THIS MAY LEAD TO A PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE Cheshire West and Chester Council is exploring options for its Occupational Health service, the current contract for which expires on 31 August 2025 with option to extend for one further year. Providers are invited to respond to the soft market testing request for information to support a decision on next steps. THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT WITH FULL DETAILS WITHIN THE CHEST (Project Reference DN764535). PLEASE RESPOND VIA THE CHEST BY 12 NOON MONDAY 3RD MARCH 2025[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council.
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85100000 (Health services).
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-03T12:00:00Z”
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Occupational Health re-tender 2025 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TEST ONLY TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL WITH RESEARCH AND PREPARATION AND TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKET AND IS NOT A FORMAL TENDER. THIS MAY LEAD TO A PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE Cheshire West…”
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Other -.
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 20 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-20T11:40:06Z”
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Occupational Health Service - SOFT MARKET TESTING (FEB25)".
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 400,000.
“400000 GBP”
Document 59bd2ca5-b7bc-48d8-9369-0fa8cf65d845-828487, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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