Official UK procurement notice
HC2111 - Sustaining Work · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWiltshire Council recognises the impact that poor mental health can have on an individuals’ ability to maintain employment and acknowledges the need for new and innovative approaches to improve mental health in the workplace. Sustaining Work will focus on employees in the workplace who are struggling with their mental health and wellbeing by providing support and interventions that will reduce the risk of them not being able to sustain working lives. To focus on mental ill-health support for employers and employees with mental ill-health interventions and learning and development opportunities to help people achieve regular incomes and sustain work. It is recognised that to do this innovative approaches are required to improve mental health in the workplace. The service will primarily be aimed at businesses in Wiltshire, with a focus on small and micro businesses that may not have the internal infrastructure, such as a HR department or an occupational health team, to support staff in this way.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£435,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Early InterventionAwardedPublished value£150,000
Early interventions - focused on providing support directly to individual employers/ employees (age 16+) who are struggling with their mental health. Recognised measures include the provision of quality assured counselling and/or therapy sessions etc.
Lot #2Preventative MeasuresAwardedPublished value£285,000
Preventative measures - focused on providing education, awareness and support to groups of employers and employees on mental health in the workplace. Recognised measures include the provision of quality assured training schemes such as Mental Health First Aid etc.
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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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jun 2025, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2025, 13:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
HC2111- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031075- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545a7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published9 Jun 2025, 16:54 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts12 Aug 2025
- Award decision expected by13 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent20 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published20 Aug 2025, 13:12 BST
- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025- Tender notice published9 Jun 2025, 16:54 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2025, 13:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2025, 13:12 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Early Intervention1 award | |||
| HELP Counselling Services CIOVCSE22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2027 | £143,984 | 20 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Preventative Measures1 award | |||
| Rethink Trading LimitedVCSE22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2027 | £259,540 | 20 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Early Intervention | 10final-stage tenders | 10 | 10 | — |
| 2 · Preventative Measures | 17final-stage tenders | 17 | 17 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HELP Counselling Services CIOAwarded supplier
- Rethink Trading LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender