Official UK procurement notice
School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Secretary of State for Education via Department for Education (the Authority) is undertaking a procurement to appoint a contractor for a single national (England) contract (the “Contract”), for the provision of a School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package.
The Term of the Contract shall commence around September 2021 and expire on 31 March 2023, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
The Contract will require recruitment of and delivery of a programme of professional supervision to school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges through virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling.
CPV: Counselling services · Education and training services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver a new mental health and…AwardedPublished value£760,000
The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver a new mental health and wellbeing support
package for school leaders, from autumn 2021.
A pilot was set up in June 2020 to provide professional supervision, through online peer to peer support and
one to one telephone supervision, to school leaders. Following the completion of the pilot, the Department
is now introducing a longer term and larger scale support programme, which builds on evidence from the
pilot and aims to offer tailored mental health and wellbeing support to school leaders, in support of the
Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The successful Contractor shall deliver a programme of professional supervision to a minimum of 2,000
school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges. The service shall be delivered,
as a minimum, through facilitated virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling.
The programme must be made available to state primary and secondary school leaders (deputy headteachers
and above) in England and prioritised to those with no existing access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or equivalent.
The programme includes, but is not limited to the following main elements: a minimum of 2,000 school leaders to be supported via at least six sessions of either:
- an online peer support group programme, with the size of support group and length of session to be
determined by the successful Contractor. This should be delivered by experienced, qualified coaches who
have an accredited coaching qualification, and ideally, experience of group facilitation in school-based
settings.
Or,
- online/telephone one to one counselling, with the length of sessions determined by the successful
Contractor. This should be delivered by British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or UK
Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered counsellors, or equivalent.
As set out in the tender documents, the Authority expects to award the Contract from September 2021, and
the relevant exit activities to have completed by March 2023.
The maximum estimated total contract value is anticipated to be up to £760,000 (excluding VAT). Annual
funding for the programme (subject to internal DfE approval) will not exceed £380,000.
Interested organisations are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the
description of the procurement, the Contract and the Authority’s needs and requirements.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
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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).
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 May 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2023, 15:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jul 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000990- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b492Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Authority will incorporate a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been
successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action.
Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the voluntary standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the Contract is entered into.
Publisher note: 1. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to this procurement (the “Regulations”). The Authority is using the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 27 of the Regulations. Services of the nature of those covered by this procurement are designated as “Schedule 3” Services (the Social and Other Specific Services) under the Regulations and as such are not subject to the full requirements of the Regulations. The Authority is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services. The procurement is covered by Regulations 74 to 76 (the Light Touch Regime). 2. Interested economic operators (Applicants) are required to register on the Authority’s e-tendering portal. Applicants can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are provided. 3. Applicants are referred to the Procurement Documents accompanying this Find a Tender Service Contract Notice for additional information on this procurement and in relation to this Find a Tender Service Contract Notice. 4. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right to not award as a result of this call for competition. 5. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contracts must be in English and priced in sterling. 6. HM Government requires that contracts awarded by Government Departments with a value exceeding 10000 GBP are published online (http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The Authority may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interests or on prescribed grounds (see Procurement Documents). 7. The Authority will not be liable for any bid costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by an Applicant in proceeding or participating in this procurement, including if the procurement process is terminated or amended by the Authority.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://education.app.jaggaer.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST
Timeline
10 Jun 2021 → 12 Jan 2023 · 6 dates- Next notice expected10 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2021
- Bids must remain valid until23 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published12 Jan 2023, 15:04 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2021- Deadline published: 26 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST25 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Published value published: £760,00027 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 19 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-7 days · was 26 Jul 2021, 09:00 BST
- Status changed to complete17 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Jan 2023, 15:04 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 19 Jul 2021 | 26 Jul 2021 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2021-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2021
- 2021-05: 1 release · 24 May 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Support PartnershipSME | £759,997 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Education Support PartnershipSME | £759,997 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000990-2023-2021/S 000-028753-1 · Education Support PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2021
- Value
- £759,997
- Period
- 1 Nov 2021 – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
- Change Contract extended for 12 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Application of optional contract extension provisions.
School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package · Education Support PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2021
- Value
- £759,997
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Education Support PartnershipAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria