Guidance and Counselling Tenders and Contracts

See open guidance and counselling tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Guidance and counselling procurement covers employee assistance programmes and workplace counselling, and community counselling for children and adults commissioned by health bodies. Student and school counselling, including panels of providers and round-the-clock helplines, also comes up. Careers guidance for young people and jobseekers sits alongside.

Demand comes from councils, universities, NHS trusts and integrated care boards, fire and rescue services and central government departments. Many awards are below-threshold contracts under the light touch regime, and larger workplace schemes are sometimes called off from a framework or split into lots.

2,307 results

  • Awarded contractPublished 20 March 2016

    Guidance and counselling services

    London Borough of HaveringGuidance and counselling services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 18 March 2016

    College Of Health Clinical Network, supply of technical and support services for an NHS N3 compliant network and associated services.

    University of DerbyEthernet network

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2016

    GB-Lisburn: The Provision of Counselling Services for 38 Bde Area of Responsibility (AOR)

    Ministry of DefenceCounselling services

    £61,500

  • Awarded contractPublished 16 March 2016

    Guidance and counselling services

    Southampton City CouncilSupplier(s) NFS Mediation LimitedGuidance and counselling services

    £712,500

  • Closed tenderPublished 14 March 2016

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Stockport, Tameside and Trafford Councils

    Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilHealth and social work services

    £15,565,419

  • Closed tenderPublished 4 March 2016

    Education and training services

    Education and Skills Funding AgencyEducation and training services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 3 March 2016

    Health services

    Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilSocial work and related services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 3 March 2016

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Stockport, Tameside and Trafford Councils

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 1 March 2016

    Health services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016

    005445 - Community Counselling for Children & Young People – Gateshead

    Newcastle City CouncilHealth and social work services

    £150,000

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  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016

    005446 - Community Counselling for Children & Young People - Crisis Response

    Newcastle City CouncilHealth and social work services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016

    005447 - Counselling to Children with Learning Difficulties/Disability

    Newcastle City CouncilHealth and social work services

    £50,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2016

    005444 - Community Counselling for Children & Young People - Newcastle

    Newcastle City CouncilHealth and social work services

    £150,000

  • Expired contractPublished 25 February 2016

    GB-Shrewsbury: SOC 005 - Independent Advocacy Service for Looked After Children & Independent Visitor Service for Looked After Children

    Shropshire CouncilSupplier(s) Coram VoiceGuidance and counselling servicesAwarded 10 February 2016

    £80,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 February 2016

    Guidance and counselling services

    Sellafield LimitedHuman resources management consultancy services

    £400,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 February 2016

    Guidance and counselling services

    Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveGuidance and counselling services

    £285,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 23 February 2016

    Wirral South Constituency Committee One to One Youth Counselling Service

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 22 February 2016

    Counselling services

    Torfaen County Borough CouncilCounselling services

    £350,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 February 2016

    Counselling Services (NHS Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group) – Market Engagement

    NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSUHealth and social work services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 15 February 2016

    Recruitment services

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Career guidance services

    Value not stated

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about counselling services, careers guidance, school counselling, student counselling, counselling and psychotherapy, therapeutic counselling, young people's counselling, youth counselling, counselling for children in the UK public sector.

  • What does "guidance and counselling services" cover in public procurement?

    Guidance and counselling services cover employee assistance and workplace counselling, student and school counselling, and careers guidance and advice for young people or jobseekers. Some contracts bundle these together, others are let separately.

  • Who buys guidance and counselling services in the UK?

    Councils, NHS trusts and integrated care boards, universities and combined authorities are regular buyers. Fire and rescue authorities and central government departments also run these contracts for staff wellbeing.

  • How are guidance and counselling contracts procured?

    Many guidance and counselling contracts run as open tenders for a single supplier, awarded under the Procurement Act's light touch regime for health and social services. Larger public bodies sometimes call off from an existing framework agreement or set up a panel of providers instead of running a fresh competition.

  • Can smaller or specialist providers bid for these contracts?

    Yes. Many notices are below-threshold contracts aimed at a single specialist provider, such as a local counselling charity or an occupational health firm. Larger authority-wide contracts, like an employee assistance programme, draw bigger national providers.

  • What CPV codes cover guidance and counselling tenders?

    Guidance and counselling notices carry 85312320 (Counselling services), 85312300 (Guidance and counselling services) and 85312310 (Guidance services).

  • How do I find guidance and counselling contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read student wellbeing strategies, mental health charter plans, employee wellbeing programmes and expiry dates for existing counselling contracts, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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