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Published 8 May 2025, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

24-033 OH-Student Counselling project_2807

Official notice

Authority: London South Bank University (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£240,000≈ £120k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 28 Jul 2027 · up to 28 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 29 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Student counselling services. £200,000 for a 4 year contract. Face to face (on user request) triage service for HE students.

CPV: Counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 29 Jul 2025 – 28 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £240,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: If both parties are happy with the way the services are being provided after contract review at 18 months: the extension will be 2 further years of 12 months (1+1)
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    successful response to 7 participation questions

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: There will be 6 technical questions linked to the following criteria: Risk management 15% HE student needs 25% Personalised delivery 25% Clinical outcomes 15% Quality assurance 10% Location and methods 10% there will also be a pricing schedule for the service for 2 years (based on approx 850 sessions a year) Technical weighting 60%, commercial 40%

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    successful response to 7 participation questions

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 May 2025, 12:02 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 12:29 BST
Authority reference
24-033 OH-Student Counselling
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019674
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Counselling services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e9f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Participation and tender documents for 24-033 OH-Student Counselling project_2807 are on our tender portal

e-Tendering portal London Universities Purchasing Consortium

lupc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

8 May 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 May 2025, 12:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 12:29 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 May 2025, 12:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 May 2025, 12:58 BST
    UK4
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 12:29 BST
    UK12
  4. Status changed to cancelled
    26 Jun 2025, 12:29 BST
Published amendments (1)

This notice has been updated in line with it being an open 1 stage procedure. Any reference to a participation stage or to a competitive flexible procedure have been removed. The clarification deadline has been extended to 20th June 2025 at 12 pm. The deadline for submissions remains as the same, 10th July 2025 at 12 pm

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—25 Jun 2025CancelledInsufficient budget to meet requirements

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 00986761 · GB-PPON: PJMT-5564-YWMT 103 Borough Road, London, London, SE1 0AAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender