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Provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring and Counselling Services

Counselling services
Guidance services
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
East of England (UKH)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring and Counselling Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford Borough Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
Last source update1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCounselling services, Guidance services, Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-033bd7
What is being bought
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) wishes to commission a number of Services to support children and young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing:Specialist TherapyCoiunsellingMentoringYouth WorkThis Contract will comprise the three ‘lower’ tiers of provision, including open-access and detached youth work, young people’s mentoring and child and family counselling. It is envisioned that by commissioning these Services as Lots under an over-arching Contract heading, pathways into and between these Services will be more streamlined and joined-up, allowing opportunities to capitalise on natural synergies between provision types and improve Service User experience.The Contract will be a four (4) years contract from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026 extendable every twelve (12) months, i.e. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
  3. tender value changed
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 May 2022, 10:54 BST
  7. Published value updated to £646,000
    20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
    20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1: Youth Work
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Within the Council’s approach to Early Help, it is believed that as many young people as possible should have opportunities to engage with positive adults by way of Youth Work interventions. This Lot is for the delivery of open access and detached Youth Work.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - Mentoring
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council’s Early Help offer continues to see significant increase in services completing Early Help Assessments requiring support for Young People and their families. This Lot is for the delivery of a volunteer mentoring scheme, which the Early Help services continue to identify as a cost-effective way of increasing the capacity of its offer.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3 - Counselling
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change and/or enhance their wellbeing". This Lot is for the delivery of counselling Services for children, young people and families.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £224,299
  6. Contract active
    Signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £143,313
  7. Contract active
    Signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £180,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
4YPUK ltd
Not published · Not published · active
4YPUK ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Relate Bedfordshire & Luton
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Provision of Youth Work Services
£224,299 · signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Provision of Mentoring Services
£143,313 · signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Provision of Counselling Services
£180,000 · signed 1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 6 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 5 (lot 1)
bids: 6 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 5 (lot 2)
bids: 6 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3)
smeBids: 5 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-53339
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  • Bedford Borough Council
    buyer

    Borough Hall, Cauldwell St, Bedford, UKH
    commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk

  • 4YPUK ltd
    supplier

    7484394
    Owl Barn, Nearton End, Swanbourne,, Milton Keynes, UKH24, MK17 0SL

  • European Union
    funder

  • High Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    London

  • Relate Bedfordshire & Luton
    supplier

    394221
    Relate, Premier House, Carolina Court, Lakeside, , Doncaster , UKH24, DN4 5RA
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published