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Published 29 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Psychological Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£275,000≈ £92k / year
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2023
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Force requires the services of a qualified Psychological Services Provider who is capable of providing a demand driven Psychological service provision in support of the in-house Occupational Health Counselling and Welfare team. The services will be provided to officers and staff employed by Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Force requires the services of a qualified Psychological Services Provider who is capable of providing a demand driven Psychological service provision in support of the in-house Occupational Health Counselling and Welfare team. The services will be provided to officers and staff employed by Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue.

The provider will provide offsite professionally qualified counselling services to The Force which will:

  • Provide a service to an agreed standard to meet our requirements
  • Conform to the code of ethics and practice of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy or equivalent.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£275,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) for two further periods, each of 12 months · Initial Contract Period of 36 months with the option to extend (at the discretion of the Authority) for two further periods, each of 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
5548
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028772
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040699 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Value excluding VAT: 275000.00 GBP this covers the full 5 year contract period so £55,000 per annum.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Sept 2023 → 27 Apr 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    27 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety N/A Staffordshire Police HQ, Weston Road, Stafford, West Midlands, ST18 0YYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court, The Royal Courts of Justice, The StrandReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria