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title: "Mental Health Community Opportunities & Counselling Service"
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# Mental Health Community Opportunities & Counselling Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-community-opportunities-counselling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The service should provide a range of opportunities for social contact and peer support, emotional support, information and vocational support. Where possible gender specific services should be developed e.g.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/velindre-nhs-trust-nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-pro-nhs-rqf)
- **Published Value:** £295,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-community-opportunities-counselling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2`

## 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/mental-health-community-opportunities-counselling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-community-opportunities-counselling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2#participate

## Description
The service should provide a range of opportunities for social contact and peer support, emotional support, information and vocational support. Where possible gender specific services should be developed e.g. Women only Groups.
A range of activities- recreational, educational and social for both clients and carers should be offered. Informal advocacy support and access to other services should be available. Access to training and further education should be encouraged and training in life skills courses offered.
Counselling
That all counselling services are managed by a qualified counsellor.
That all allocations are made by a qualified counsellor.
That any service delivering counselling is a member of the BACP, UKCP or similar.
That all student counsellors are individual members of a professional body.
That counselling services should have established links with local Universities and colleges.
That all student/trainee counsellors have had suitable and appropriate training in counselling online or by phone.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031275-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-15T15:55:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T00:39:22.011Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0301a2