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Published 1 Jul 2026, 20:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EXTERNAL COUNSELLING AFFILIATE & ASSOCIATE SERVICES

Official notice

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£142,0003 contracts · inc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy +2 more3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police Fire & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (PFCC) & Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority (CCFRA) have jointly directly commissioned a pool of External Counselling Affiliate and Associate Services providers. The pool of qualified counsellors provides geographical presence for face-to-face delivery & covering a range of specialisms, two of the pool also provide Psychological Assessments that arise from the Force's Psychological Screening Programme. These services are overseen by the OH Units and provides a self-referral service to the PFCC, Cumbria Constabulary & CCFRA employees. The PFCC, CC and recently disaggregated CFRS Occupational Health Units are looking to undertake a collaborative advertised procurement exercise during 2027. A service review is being undertaken to provide a clearer understanding of strategy, volumes, requirements and structure for future services to be procured. A direct award contract has been awarded for an initial 12- months to 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for a further 12- months to 31st March 2028.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
85312320 Counselling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
1 Jul 2026, 20:35 BST
Last source update
1 Jul 2026, 20:35 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061987
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c1d4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 20:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £142,0003 contracts inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 3latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy£70,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded
Etre Mental Health & Counselling£36,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded
Tony Parrott Counselling£36,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £70,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    optional 12 month extension

  • Contract 2 · Etre Mental Health & Counselling

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £36,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    optional 12-month extension

  • Contract 3 · Tony Parrott Counselling

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £36,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    optional 12-month extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMH-2336-JBZN Police Headquarters, Carleton Hall,, Penrith, North West, CA10 2AUContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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