Official UK procurement notice
Therapeutic Counselling Services - Bolton Locality
Authority: NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAccessible therapeutic counselling services to Bolton people who are unable or unwilling to engage with the NHS Talking Therapies Prime Provider pathway, or wish to access services without speaking to a GP or other clinician.
This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.
The total contract value will be for £540,301.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider…Awarded
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 15th October 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net
Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 20%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% and Social Value - 20%.
Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 16:58 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 16:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061915- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a754Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Point | £540,301 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 061915-2025-1 · 1Point
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £540,301
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 1PointAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.