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# Powys Young People's Independent School and Community based Counselling Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/powys-young-people-s-independent-school-and-community-based-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03db88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Powys County Council: "Powys Young People's Independent School and Community based Counselling Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £586,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Powys County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/powys-county-council-GB-PPON-PQBT-5413-HMDT)
- **Published Value:** £586,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Health and social work services, Social work and related services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £586,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03db88`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/powys-young-people-s-independent-school-and-community-based-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03db88#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/powys-young-people-s-independent-school-and-community-based-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03db88#participate

## Description
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has engaged a suitably competent, experienced and qualified provider (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of a Young People’s Independent School and Community based Counselling Service (‘the Service’).
The formal invitation was to submit a fixed price to deliver the service.
The Contract will commence on the date indicated in the award correspondence and will continue from that date until 30th September 2025 (“the Term”) at which date the agreement will automatically terminate unless the Council exercises its option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year, plus 1 year.
The service will:
- Provide a core face to face and online counselling service with flexibility for additional sessions/hours to be purchased if demand should increase.
- Provide a one to one specialised counselling service to serve an age range of:
- 11-19 year olds (years 7-13) for the face to face service across all secondary school sites and a range of community based settings.
- 11-25 year olds for the online service.
- Provide a one to one specialised counselling service to a small number of referred/identified 10 year olds (year 6 pupils).
- Deliver group support/counselling to young people, as required, as agreed between the Council and the provider.
- Additional grant funding through the Regional Partnership Board (RPB) provides an element of group work in secondary schools on topics such as exam stress and transition.
- A face to face counselling intervention under this contract will be for a maximum of 8 sessions plus an assessment session per service user (historical delivery patterns show that the average intervention is 7 session per service user).
- A group support/counselling session under this contract will be for a maximum of 4 sessions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85312300, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £586,000
- **Description:** The Service relates to the delivery of a county wide Independent School and Community Based Counselling Service for young people in Powys, incorporating independent face to face (formerly school-based) counselling and online/remote counselling.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 034963-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Area 43**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96791`
  - Value: £586,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 034963-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £586,000
  - Signed Date: 25/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034963-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-27T15:54:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T13:13:17.546Z
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