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title: "001706 Employee Assistance Programme (Telephone)"
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# 001706 Employee Assistance Programme (Telephone)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/001706-employee-assistance-programme-telephone-ocds-h6vhtk-05033b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "001706 Employee Assistance Programme (Telephone)". Published status: active. Published Value: £112,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 May 2025, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £112,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 May 2025 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Guidance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/001706-employee-assistance-programme-telephone-ocds-h6vhtk-05033b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05033b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/001706-employee-assistance-programme-telephone-ocds-h6vhtk-05033b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Tender documents may be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org

## Description
This Invitation to Bid is for the provision of a telephone based Employee Assistance Programme with includes a 24 hour, 365 days per year telephone advisory and counselling service for all Durham County Council employees, academy schools/colleges and other public sector organisations including town councils contracted to Durham County Council Occupational Health Services (including support for managers), elected members and care leavers in respect of any personal or emotional matter whether work or non-work related as specified in this and related documents. Similar services have been available since 2006.
Additionally, the Council is also seeking a Critical Incident stress/trauma Response Service on an 'as needed basis' which has also been in place since 2006, although to date this has not been utilised.
Durham County Council are looking for a single specialist provider who can deliver this service.
The following key elements are required of the telephone-based Employee Assistance Programme:
Confidential Telephone support, advice and counselling
Online employee and manager advice
Launch of Service
Critical Incident Stress Response Service

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312300, 85312310, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £112,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/07/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015253-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-30T12:37:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:22:03.148Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05033b