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Published 3 Apr 2023, 09:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T997 - Student Counselling 2024

Official notice

Authority: University of Essex (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update2.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2024awarded 6 Aug 2024
Awarded to Health Assured

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Essex is seeking an external partner for delivery of its student counselling

service. All registered students across three campuses are eligible to access counselling and

sessions will be delivered in person or remotely by video or telephone, as aligned to the

needs of the student. The service will tailor session numbers to the presenting needs of the

student while retaining a short-term counselling model and the context of a university-based

service. Submissions are welcome from suppliers who have experience of delivering

counselling services at scale, particularly in the higher education sector, and can

demonstrate an understanding of the needs of diverse groups of students.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: This contract will initially be for three (3) years, with the option of two further extensions of one year each, making a total contract period of no longer than five (5) years. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the University of Essex.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and 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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Cost: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Yes
First published
3 Apr 2023, 09:18 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
T997
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024805
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b808 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 7 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Jan 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2024
  1. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    16 Feb 2024, 08:29 GMT
    was £750,000
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Feb 2024, 08:29 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    16 Feb 2024, 08:29 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
    16 Feb 2024, 08:29 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,028,3751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 85 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Health Assured£1,028,375 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • T997 - Student Counselling 2024 · Health Assured

    Signed
    6 Aug 2024
    Value
    £1,028,375
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Essex

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 3SQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Health Assured LtdAwarded supplier The Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester M4 4FB, North West, M4 4FB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.