Official UK procurement notice
LAS Counselling and Psychological Services
Authority: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Ambulance Service is conducting a procurement under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime to award a contract for Counselling and Psychological Services for LAS staff. This has historically been provided either in-house or as part of occupational health service, but with the growing demand and complexity of cases, the decision has been made to set up a stand-alone contract for the provision of these services with a strong focus on high quality and clinically led services.<br/><br/>The contract term will be for 2 years, with an available extension period of 2 years. The maximum term of this contract shall be a total of 4 years.
CPV: Counselling services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum: Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover of £750,000 - Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum: As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
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
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Jan 2025, 12:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2025, 16:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003535- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d42dFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust may wish to extend the use of the resulting contract to other Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC) members. These Trusts will be open to contract directly with the successful Provider as and when required.<br/>The estimated total value shall range from approx. £1,500,000 up to £7,500,000 over the term of the contract including any extensions <br/><br/>For further information on the Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC): https://www.scas.nhs.uk/about-scas/sasc/
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened17 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Feb 2025, 16:34 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Feb 2025
- Bids must remain valid until17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2)
For purposes of this corrigendum notice, the estimated total value for LAS Counselling and Psychological Services has changed from previously stated £1,500,000 to £2,000,000 (excluding VAT). To confirm, the new changes to sections are:II.1.5) Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: £2,000,000andII.2.6) Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: £2,000,000
For purposes of this corrigendum notice, the estimated total value for LAS Counselling and Psychological Services has changed from previously stated £1,500,000 to £2,000,000 (excluding VAT). To confirm, the new changes to sections are:II.1.5) Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: £2,000,000andII.2.6) Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: £2,000,000
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.