AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northamptonshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has made awards for two counselling lots. WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED is recorded against lot 1, while Assist Trauma Care holds the documented Road Harm counselling contract for lot 2.
Published outcomeTwo active awards are recorded. The supplied contract record confirms that lot 2 was signed with Assist Trauma Care on 1 September 2026; no equivalent signed-contract details are supplied for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a local, light-touch-regime counselling-services procurement for delivery within Northamptonshire, with a documented lot 2 base value of £150,000 excluding VAT and potential extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award; contract details not supplied
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Award 3 is active and linked to lot 1. Supplier verification matched source name "Wellbeing for Us" to company number 12751335 and verified legal name WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED.
Assist Trauma Care
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots 2 · 150000 excluding VAT; 180000 including VAT GBP · Signed active contract
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Award 4 is active and linked to lot 2. Contract 4 identifies Assist Trauma Care, is active, and records values of GBP 150,000 net and GBP 180,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
96% confidenceComplete / awarded
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The tender status is "complete" and both award records are marked "active".
Lot 2 contract execution
99% confidenceSigned and active
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Contract 4 is marked active and gives dateSigned as 2026-09-01.
Lot 1 contract execution
98% confidenceUnknown
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Award 3 is active, but no contract record or signing date for this award is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 2 contract value
99% confidence£150,000 excluding VAT; £180,000 including VAT
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Contract 4 value records amount GBP 150000 and amountGross GBP 180000.
Lot 1 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for award 3 or lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence13 February 2026
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Release history records tender and tender-update notices on 2026-02-13.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice on 2026-08-19.
Lot 2 contract start and signing date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 4 period startDate and dateSigned are both 2026-09-01.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095597-2026 gives datePublished as 2026-10-09.
Lot 2 base end date
99% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 4 period endDate is 2029-08-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCounselling for children and young people and road harm
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Procurement title is "The Provision of Children and Young People's and Road Harm Counselling".
Lot 2 title
99% confidenceThe Provision of Counselling-Road Harm
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Contract 4 title states this wording.
Service classifications for lot 2
99% confidenceCounselling services; guidance and counselling services; psychiatrist or psychologist services
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Award 4 item lists CPV 85312320, 85312300 and 85121270.
Delivery area
98% confidenceNorthamptonshire
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Tender description states that all services must be delivered within the County of Northamptonshire.
Lot 1 scope
99% confidenceNot separately described in supplied data
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Award 3 is linked to lot 1, but no lot title, description or classifications are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight Touch Regime
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Tender specialRegime is "lightTouch" and the description cites Section 9 of the Procurement Regulations 2024.
Lot structure
98% confidenceTwo lots
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Tender description states the requirement was procured under two lots; awards link suppliers to lots 1 and 2.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot 2 initial term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract 4 period startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2029-08-31.
Lot 2 extension options
99% confidence2 x 12 months
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Contract 4 hasRenewal is true and renewal description states "2 x 12 Months".
Lot 2 maximum extent date
99% confidence31 August 2031
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Contract 4 maxExtentDate is 2031-08-31.
Lot 1 terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract record for award 3 is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published £150,000 net / £180,000 gross value applies to the documented lot 2 contract only.
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The value is contained in contract 4, which is linked to award 4 and lot 2; no lot 1 value is supplied.
Supplier route to market
98% confidenceThe opportunity allowed suppliers to bid for either or both lots.
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Tender description states suppliers could bid for either or both lots.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Incomplete lot coverage in detailed contract data
99% confidenceLot 1 has an active award and identified supplier, but no contract, value, dates, scope or terms are supplied.
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Award 3 is linked to lot 1; supplied contracts contain only contract 4 for award 4.
Supplier-name difference
99% confidenceThe source name "Wellbeing for Us" differs from the verified legal company name WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED; the legal name is used in this analysis.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and verified company number 12751335.
Notice-date sequence
98% confidenceThe release history records an award notice on 19 August 2026, before the lot 2 signing date of 1 September 2026; this analysis reports both dates without inferring the reason.
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Release history gives 2026-08-19 for the award notice; contract 4 gives dateSigned 2026-09-01.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, bid count, scoring, pricing breakdown and award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no supplied contract record, value, dates, title, description or contract terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale and pricing detail.
- The source supplier name "Wellbeing for Us" differs from verified legal name WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED.
- The reason for the award-notice date preceding the documented lot 2 signing date is not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Northamptonshire counselling contractAssist Trauma CareWELLBEING FORUS LIMITEDRoad Harm counsellingVoice for Victims and WitnessesPolice Fire and Crime Commissioner Northamptonshire
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Northamptonshire counselling services awards?
WELLBEING FORUS LIMITED is recorded for lot 1 and Assist Trauma Care for lot 2.
What is the value of the Assist Trauma Care contract?
The documented lot 2 contract is valued at £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT.
When does the Road Harm counselling contract end?
Its base term ends on 31 August 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions to a maximum date of 31 August 2031.
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