Awarded contract

Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service - Belfast Areas A B and C

Details

Buyer: Education Authority Northern Ireland
Supplier(s): MAKE A MELODY LTD.
Value: £2,000,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Guidance and counselling services
Published: 16 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of the Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service in Post Primary Mainstream schools in three geographical locations across Belfast for a period of 2 years with the options to extend for any further period(s) of up to and including 24 months. ## Contract award Title: HOPE Counselling Service Belfast A Lots: - Lot Belfast A: Belfast A ## Contract award Title: HOPE Counselling Service Belfast B Lots: - Lot Belfast B: Belfast B ## Contract award Title: HOPE Counselling Service - Belfast C Lots: - Lot Belfast C: Belfast C

Timeline

Completed: Award published16 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date16 July 2025
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

Education Authority Northern Ireland administers most education sector procurement in Northern Ireland, and buys as a non-departmental public body with its own procurement service. That service is one of six Centres of Procurement Expertise in Northern Ireland. Every tender is issued on eTendersNI, where suppliers register, pick their CPV codes and add the Authority as an area of interest. Dynamic purchasing systems are open to join, and a published pipeline lists current activity. Procurement support also goes to schools, school meals kitchens and youth clubs. Contract categories run from transport, fleet and catering to construction, ICT and business services.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Education Authority Northern Ireland's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85312300 · Guidance and counselling services
85312310 · Guidance services
85312320 · Counselling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@education-authority-northern-ireland.gov

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