Coming up· published 29 Jan 2026
Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services
National Energy System Operator Limited · Wokingham, South East
National Energy System Operator Limited is planning Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wokingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:25
View notice2026
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:31
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2026
Contract starts
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
National Energy System Operator Limited is planning Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wokingham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,102,610. The contract runs from 16 November 2026 to 15 November 2029. It lasts 3 years.
Find a Tender published it on 29 January 2026. The notice number is 008097-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06120e.
Summary of the contracting process
The National Energy System Operator Limited (NESO), located in Wokingham, UK, is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for the provision of Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services. This opportunity pertains to the services industry category and is aimed at supporting NESO's 2,800 UK-based employees.
The total contract value is estimated at £1,323,132, with procurement set to begin on 16th November 2026 and conclude by 15th November 2029, with a possibility of renewal up to 15th November 2031. Interested parties are invited to participate in a preliminary market engagement process, scheduled to conclude on 13th February 2026, to help NESO develop its understanding of the market.
The notice in full
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is an independent, public corporation at the centre of the energy system with a view to create access to reliable, clean and affordable energy in the UK. Following its transition into public ownership, NESO is seeking to appoint a supplier for the People function that will provide an Occupational Health and EAP services to its 2,800 primarily UK based employees.
NESO is exploring competitive options via public sector frameworks and is therefore starting the process as a PA23 engagement to get market insight. We are releasing the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire which will help us validate the strategy what the market can offer.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 16 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2029 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,102,610
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 008097-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06120e
- CPV code
- 85147000 - Company health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Town
- Reading
- Postcode
- RG41 5BN
- Electoral ward
- Winnersh
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Berkshire West
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- National Energy System Operator Limited
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Helena Ackah
- Address
- Wokingham, RG41 5BN · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008097-2026
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008050-2026
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-06120e (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services
When will the Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services tender open?
National Energy System Operator Limited has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,102,610. The contract runs from 16 November 2026 to 15 November 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Programme Services?
National Energy System Operator Limited, based in Wokingham, South East. The named contact is Helena Ackah.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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