Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 29 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Counselling Services (Distance Learning and Overseas)

Official notice

Authority: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£60,000≈ £30k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT34.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 30 Jul 2026

Awarded to Uwill Inc

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of counselling services to support distance learning and overseas students.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£60,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 1 year optional extension period.

85312300 Guidance and counselling services 85312320 Counselling services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
N/A

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: 80% Quality and 20% price

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
N/A

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: 29 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Last source update: 30 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
Authority reference: LSHTM-2025-047
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039524
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068e96 Find a Tender

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 bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 21 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

29 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published174 days ago
29 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Clarification questions by152 days ago
21 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline141 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Latest notice published82 days ago
30 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
Contract starts49 days ago
1 Sept 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
29 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
30 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
30 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £39,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 53 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Uwill IncSMEStudent Counselling Services28 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2028 · up to 27 Sept 2029Extensions: Upon delivery of satisfactory services during previous contract term contract can be extended by 1 year.	£39,500	30 Jul 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHBN-2917-QXQQ Keppel Street,, London, London, WC1E 7HTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Uwill IncAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLHD-3794-MRXJ 1075 Worcester Street,, Natwick, US, 01760, USContact email

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 Tender30 Jul 2026, 14:01 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST