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Published 16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Student Support & Safeguarding Services for the University of Bath.

Official notice

Authority: University of Bath (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £125k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Apr 2026awarded 9 Jul 2026
Awarded to Bath Mind
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Student Support & Safeguarding Services for the University of Bath. (Lot A Counselling Services)

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Other therapeutic products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West
33693000 Other therapeutic products85312300 Guidance and counselling services85312320 Counselling services

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 70%
  • Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
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
16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
10 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1449 - (Lot A Counselling Services)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023531
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesOther therapeutic products
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066b18 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission not allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
13 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
31 Mar 2026, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Bath:-Oth… ↗

Timeline

16 Mar 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published223 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by208 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline195 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published107 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
  5. Contract starts85 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £70,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 9
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bath MindSMEVCSE3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2028£70,000 inc. VAT9 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders02—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bath

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNGV-7869-ZHZQ Finance & Procurement, University of Bath, Bath, South West, BA2 7AYContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bath Minds (03531040)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 03531040 10 Westgate Street, Bath, South West, BA1 1EQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender