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# Student Assistance and Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-assistance-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Student Assistance and Support Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £800,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM, UKM77
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ef`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/student-assistance-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-assistance-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ef#participate

## Description
The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of student assistance and support services to the Scottish HE/FE sector (https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members). These services include: counselling sevices, student support helpline and online mental health and wellbeing support.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Full Student Support Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This lot will combine:
- Counselling on a one-on-one basis given via SVC, telephone and in a face-to-face setting;
- Student support helpline (out of hours, 24/7 or as required) via telephone and/or online methods);
- Online mental health and wellbei...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Student Wellbeing Tool
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Provision of online mental health and wellbeing support: online peer to peer web portal, offering creative tools, courses and web-based therapy and online knowledge hub for students including, but not limited to, advice on wellbeing and self-help pra...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Full Student Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `090959-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Health Assured, HealthHero Solutions Limited (formerly Validium), Uwill**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65299`, `GB-FTS-186974`, `GB-FTS-186975`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Student Wellbeing Tool (active)
  - Award id: `090959-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Spectrum Life, TalkLife, Togetherall**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186976`, `GB-FTS-157216`, `GB-COH-06227377`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Full Student Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2026

- **Contract:** Student Wellbeing Tool (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090959-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-25T11:26:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T07:06:25.810Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ef