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RNS Number : 3121W  Optima Health PLC  12 March 2026

12 March 2026

Optima Health plc

("Optima", the "Company", and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Optima Health enters partnership with Perkbox to deliver occupational health
and wellbeing solutions

·    New revenue stream for Optima, which is expected to deliver c. £6.5m
revenue per annum

 

Optima Health (AIM: OPT), the UK's leading provider of technology enabled
corporate health and wellbeing solutions, announces that it has entered into a
strategic partnership with Perkbox, a leading global employee benefits and
rewards platform to deliver a full suite of EAP (Employee Assistance
Programme) and mental health services to Perkbox's clients.

 

Under the terms of the agreement, Optima will transfer clinical and
administrative staff to support the delivery of Optima's technology-driven
solutions to Perkbox's clients, with scope to further expand the service
offering over time.

 

The five-year contract has an estimated value of £6.5 million per annum to
Optima, after an initial implementation period. The contract forms part of the
£8.3 million annualised new business that was secured or at preferred bidder
stage in the Company's HY26 results.

 

Jonathan Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Optima Health, said: "This latest
partnership provides an exciting opportunity for Optima to expand its service
reach through a significant new channel partner, opening up a new stream of
revenue for the business. We look forward to working closely with Perkbox as
we deliver our market-leading solutions for workplace health and wellbeing to
its large base of clients."

 

Doug Butler, Chief Executive Officer of Perkbox, added: "We are proud to
partner with Optima. Employee wellbeing is core to Perkbox's technology
enabled benefits solutions, and having thoroughly reviewed the market,
Optima's scale, reputation and commitment to clinical standards and excellence
aligns perfectly with our own commitments to our clients and their people."

 

Perkbox is a workplace benefits and rewards platform that employers use to
give their staff additional rewards beyond traditional remuneration. By paying
for the Perkbox service, employers can offer their employees a variety of
discounts, wellbeing tools, and rewards in one place, helping companies
elevate their cultures. There are currently around 7,500 organisations that
use Perkbox globally.

 

  Enquiries

 Optima Health                                       +44(0)3300085113

 Jonathan Thomas, CEO                                media@OptimaHealth.co.uk

 Heidi Giles, CFO

 Panmure Liberum Limited                             +44 (0)20 3100 2000

 Nominated Adviser and Co-Broker

 Emma Earl / Will Goode/ Mark Rogers

 Rupert Dearden

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 Co-Broker

 Geoff Nash/Ben Jeynes/George Lawson

 Julian Morse/Michael Johnson/Nigel Birks

 ICR Healthcare                                      optimahealth@icrinc.com

 UK Financial PR Adviser

 Mary-Jane Elliott / Angela Gray / Lindsey Neville

 

About Optima Health

Optima Health is the UK's leading provider of occupational health and
wellbeing services, delivering clinically led, technology-driven solutions to
organisations across the public and private sectors. With a team of more than
1,600 including 800 clinicians, Optima Health supports millions of employees
and operates from a network of more than 50 clinics nationwide.

 In addition to its core UK market, Optima Health also operates
in Ireland under Optima Health Ireland, providing occupational health
services to clients nationwide.

 

For more information visit www.optimahealth.co.uk

 

About Perkbox

Perkbox helps companies strengthen their cultures by bringing together
employee wellbeing, benefits and engagement in a single app that employees
enjoy using.

It makes it simple for organisations with diverse and dispersed workforces to
care for, connect with and celebrate their people. At the heart of Perkbox is
a clear mission: every employee should feel valued. From everyday grocery
savings to recognition and mental health support, Perkbox provides something
relevant for everyone, every day.

 Today, more than 7,500 organisations and nearly 4 million employees
worldwide trust Perkbox as their partner in employee experience, including
more than 80 percent of the NHS. With two decades of experience, Perkbox
continues to innovate so people teams can support thriving workplace cultures
with ease.

 

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