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# Student Counselling Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER: "Student Counselling Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 1 day left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-coh-rc000726)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 October 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06907f`

## 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-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f#participate

## Description
Ulster University is seeking tender responses for a contract to  procure an external student counselling provider to supplement existing sources of internal wellbeing, mental health, disability and financial support to students through our Student Wellbeing teams across our campuses.  
Ulster University’s Student Wellbeing team does not provide therapeutic counselling ‘in-house’ so has engaged an external counselling provider to facilitate this part of the service offering since 2013. While delivered by an external provider, the University requires the counselling service as part of the suite of services that students can avail of to enhance their mental health and wellbeing. Access to the counselling service shall be seamless for UU students. When a UU student accesses Student Wellbeing for counselling, staff will triage the student to identify if this is the most appropriate intervention; if this is identified as the most appropriate intervention, a seamless referral system for Student Wellbeing staff shall form part of this contract.  
Ulster University has almost 30,000 registered students across a broad demographic of ‘Home fee paying’ students from across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as students from Great Britain, other EU countries, and international students.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312300, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090076-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-23T11:08:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T19:37:31.071Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06907f