Occupational Health and Related Services DPS
Framework Description
Occupational Health and Related Services (RM6296) is a dynamic purchasing system from the Government Commercial Agency (GCA, formerly Crown Commercial Service). It was set up under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and covers occupational health, employee assistance programmes, eyecare and hearing services. It is a single-lot DPS open to public, wider public and third sector buyers, and runs until 27 October 2028.
Context & Use Case
Employers across the public and third sectors use RM6296 to support staff health and wellbeing, reduce sickness absence and meet health and safety duties. A council might buy display screen eye tests, while a larger body might appoint a fully managed occupational health and wellbeing service. The light touch regime gives buyers more flexibility over service design and contract terms.
Scope of Services
Occupational health services, including health assessments and workplace adjustment advice Employee assistance programmes, including counselling Fully managed occupational health and wellbeing service Eyecare services for display screen equipment users Hearing services, including hearing tests
Lots
Single lot
Who Can Apply
RM6296 is open to new suppliers at any time until 27 October 2028. It suits occupational health providers, employee assistance programme providers, opticians and audiology services, and smaller or newer providers can join on the same basis as established ones.
Buyer Benefits
Buyers can buy anything from a single eyecare service to a fully managed occupational health contract through one route. The light touch regime allows flexible service and contract design, and a growing supplier pool keeps competition active, which helps employers control absence-related costs.
Next Steps
Register through the GCA agreement page (https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6296), read the application documents and select the services you can deliver. Prepare evidence of clinical governance, relevant accreditations and public sector clients. Joining soon gives you about two years of competitions before the DPS ends in October 2028.
How Athena Can Help
Athena can get your occupational health business onto RM6296. Our DPS joining support covers the service selection, the application questions and a compliance check before submission.
Once you are on, our occupational health bid writing builds win themes around absence reduction, clinical quality and employee uptake, priced to win and still pay. Our public sector wellbeing tenders support also covers contracts let outside the DPS. We also help you decide which competitions are worth the effort.
