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Employee Counselling Services

Sunderland City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:49.

Opportunity overview

Sunderland City Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide Counselling Services to its employees which is independent from the Council.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£450k
Awarded
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03315039
Location
Sunderland, UKC23, SR1 1QN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1£450k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0589d0
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
www.open-uk.org
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Prices will be determined by a 50-minute session rate cost.
Maximum Participants
1

Tender Period

Ends
10 Sept 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
540,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
The award criteria will consist of Price - 50%, Quality - 40% and Social Value - 10%

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 2
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
049512-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 14:10

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLVZ-4154-GGRZ
Name
Sunderland City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLVZ-4154-GGRZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03315039
Name
SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 1QN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
51 John Street

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
03315039
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCLC-3184-QQTW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Oct 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
540,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069696-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Oct 2025, 12:06

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03315039
Name
SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
2 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR1 3AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0589d0-2025-10-30T12:06:53ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·