# Provision of Employee Assistance Program

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [PAM Wellbeing Ltd](/suppliers/pam-wellbeing/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,243,080
- Tender value: £1,243,080
- Award date: 25 July 2025
- Published: 25 July 2025
- Contract start: 1 September 2025
- Contract end: 31 August 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 53e0882b-9951-4d73-a384-3082d726054b-856117
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10e026c8-e138-46d8-b24d-1b3ed94a1161

## Description

Provision of Employee assistance support service for Defra will support the mental health of Defra group employees \(including agency and temporary staff\)\. The service provides confidential advice, counselling and support to our workforce, with additional support and coaching for managers, on a wide range of both work and non work focused issues\. It also provides free legal advice, critical incident support, structured professional support, wellbeing education programmes and access to an interactive wellbeing app\. Counselling support is available 24/7, 365 days a year via a free helpline, with up to 6 sessions of structured counselling available for employees each year\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53e0882b-9951-4d73-a384-3082d726054b-856117)