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Published 17 May 2024, 13:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SU145(24) Staff Counselling Services

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£208,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea University operates an in-house Occupational Health (OH) Service. They look after all University Staff and students.

The team are line managed by the Occupational Health Manager and consists of six clinical staff including professional and qualified Occupational Health Nurse Advisors, Occupational Health Mental Health Advisors and Registered General Nurses supported by three administrators.

The University has circa 4500 employees. The University operates an outsourced provision for its Staff Counselling services.

We would require an on-line booking portal/process as the primary source of making a booking. There should be a central phone number should Employees wish to make a booking by phone.

The scope of the requirement is to provide Counselling services to staff. These services include but not limited to:

Coaching and Counselling Services including Therapeutic Interventions

The Supplier shall provide telephone, online and face-to-face, short term, focused coaching and counselling Services including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other therapeutic interventions.

The contract will be for an initial 2 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years on an annual basis (2+1+1).

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£208,000
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: 2 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years on an annual basis (2+1+1).Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
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
17 May 2024, 13:55 BST
Last source update
17 May 2024, 13:55 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
SU145(24)
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015712
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a6c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=141555 (WA Ref:141555) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
21 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2024 → 21 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 May 2024, 13:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    21 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria