Official UK procurement notice
WMFS Counselling Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£90,000≈ £90k / year · £90,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to HG MIND WORKS LTD
Contract term 1 yrends 6 Oct 2027 · up to 6 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (the Authority) is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Face-to-Face Counselling Service under Part 6 of the Procurement Act (below-threshold contracts) under the Light Touch Regime.
CPV: Company health services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Qualifying Bids will be assessed against Price (50%) Quality (40%) and Social Value (10%) to determine the Highest Scoring Bidder.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2026, 10:47 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST
- Authority reference
C6042- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069027- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d08cFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- E11000005
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Jul 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published92 days ago22 Jul 2026, 10:47 BST
- Clarification questions by77 days ago5 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago6 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST
- Contract starts15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Tender notice published22 Jul 2026, 10:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2026, 11:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:16 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £268,8401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HG MIND WORKS LTDSME7 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2027 · up to 6 Oct 2030Extensions: 3 x 12 Months Options to Extend (1+1+1) · Options: Additional Service Days and Options to decrease Service Days throughout the Contract and Optional Extensions to align with demand. | £268,840 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
WMFS Counselling Service · HG MIND WORKS LTDSME
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2026
- Value
- £268,840
- Period
- 7 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2027 · up to 6 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 x 12 Months Options to Extend (1+1+1)
- Options
- Additional Service Days and Options to decrease Service Days throughout the Contract and Optional Extensions to align with demand.
1 agreed KPI: Not required to be published
- Not required to be published
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HG MIND WORKS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All Tender Documents are available at https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender