ITT for Provision of an Occupational Health Physician Services - AWARD

ITT for Provision of an Occupational Health Physician The Authority wishes to invite interested parties ("Suppliers") to participate in a tender exercise to establish a Contract for the Provision of Occupational Health Physician. The suitably qualified and experienced provider of an Occupational Health Physician will be required to provide the services described in the Tender Specification via the in-house Occupational Health Unit.

The Occupational Health Unit is comprised of an Occupational Health Physician, Occupational Health Nurse Advisors, Physiotherapists and a Business Support Team. The service is managed by the Occupational Health Business Manager on a day to day basis and provides a service to the Authority's employees and a range of Public Sector partners, totalling in the region of 10,000 individuals working across a wide range of trades and professions; including manual and administrative services.

The Occupational Health Unit plays a vital role in advising managers and employees in relation to health matters. The Physician service is a key component of the medical team.

The provision of Physician services will be delivered working alongside the multidisciplinary Occupational Health team employed by the Authority at: The Regional Business Centre, 1 Providence Place, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8SZ. Where a medical opinion is required upon a specific workplace issue some visits may be necessary.

These will be within the borough of Sandwell. The Contract will be for two years from the commencement date which shall be 1 October 2017 with a possible extension of a further year, subject to satisfactory performance.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents.

In Order To View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. Closing date: Friday 8th September 2017 at 15:00hrs