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Published 14 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Counselling Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£40,000≈ £20k / year · £40,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 3 Jan 2028 · up to 3 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Independent Confidential Counselling Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 4 Jan 2026 – 3 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 3 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £40,000 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 period of 24 months

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Contract Delivery 60% Cost 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
Authority reference
T25/26-026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065200
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc50 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2025 → 4 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published377 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by363 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline353 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts296 days ago
    4 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHHT-5875-NTNM Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT27 4RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender