Agenda item - Procurement of Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Services Contracts

Report of the Acting Executive Director for Adult Social Care & Health (copy attached).

RESOLVED - That the Committee authorises the Assistant Director – Human Resources and Organisational Development to procure and award two contracts under the Surrey Framework Agreement for: (i) an occupational health and wellbeing service and; (ii) an employee assistance service, each with a duration of four (4) years.

58.1       The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Finance & Resources in relation to Procurement of Occupational Health & Employee Assistance Services Contracts. The report recommended calling off two contracts from the Surrey County Council SCC RN Employee Health and Well Being Framework (the “Surrey Framework Agreement”) for the continuation of the occupational health and staff counselling services when the existing contract comes to an end. The Surrey Framework Agreement commenced on 1 January 2016 and expires on the 31 January 2020. The proposed call off contracts would each be 4 years in duration and would run from April 2017 to March 2021.

58.2       In response to Councillor Wealls it was explained that performance matters would be monitored through the contract and there was an assurance Group that both Officers and the provider sat on. In response to a further question it was agreed that additional information could be send to the Committee on how performance was measured and how the existing contract had performed.

58.3       Councillor Hamilton welcomed the savings that could be achieved through joint commissioning with other local authorities.

58.4       The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

58.         RESOLVED - That the Committee authorises the Assistant Director – Human Resources and Organisational Development to procure and award two contracts under the Surrey Framework Agreement for: (i) an occupational health and wellbeing service and; (ii) an employee assistance service, each with a duration of four (4) years.