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# Post Office Inquiry: Psychological Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-inquiry-psychological-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059c09). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business & Trade: "Post Office Inquiry: Psychological Support Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-inquiry-psychological-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059c09#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059c09`

## 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/post-office-inquiry-psychological-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059c09#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority has entered into a Contract with PAM Wellbeing Ltd for the provision of psychological counselling support to witnesses who provide oral evidence the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.    The purpose of the Contract is to deliver counselling to witnesses before and after any hearings to protect their wellbeing and ensure that evidence giving is as stress-free as possible.
The requirement is temporary with the service required to be available until the launch of the final report, which is estimated to be in the first half of 2026 (Q1/Q2).  However the date cannot currently be specified due to factors outside of the Inquiry’s control.
Key deliverables include:
- Support for Engagement sessions
- Telephone Helpline Support
- Mental Health and Resilience training for Inquiry staff
The Service is effective from September 2025 through to 30 June 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000, 85141000, 98300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PAM Wellbeing Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161126`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Post Office Inquiry: Psychological Support Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 08/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057237-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-17T10:00:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:00:12.011Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059c09