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Counselling and Psychological Services

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 11:12.

Opportunity overview

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (hereby referred to as LAS or The Trust) is seeking expressions of interested from suitably qualified organisations to submit an application to participate in the procurement of a contract to provide Staff Psychological Support Services to the Trust. The objective of this procurement and contract is to deliver a contract that provides best value for money for the Trust but also supports LAS staff by offering a wide breadth of clinical expertise particularly relating to complex mental health issues and severe trauma experienced during the course of undertaking work duties. Services will include one to one psychotherapy, psychodynamic therapy, counselling, group therapy, CBT and EMDR. Therapies are to be provided by telephone, online, face to face or in groups. The awarded contract will be available for use by other Ambulance Services in England (Participating Authorities). It is not possible to quantify the demand on services or the value associated with these however allowance for additional spend with the supplier under this contract had been allowed for in the Tender Notice. If any of the Participating Authorities choose to use the resulting contract will do so using the same requirements and under the same terms and conditions as those detailed in the Procurement Documents. Details of Ambulance Services in England named as Participating Authorities can be found here: Structure of the UK Ambulance Services - aace.org.uk The additional value associated with this may increase the total potential contract value from £2,160,000 (inc VAT) to £4,320,000.

Classification

  • CPV85121270 — Psychiatrist or psychologist services
  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.8m

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-06754b
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
As detailed in the Procurement Documents and Conditions of Participation https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/page/home
Expression Of Interest Deadline
28 Apr 2026, 13:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Two stage competitive flexible procedure with option to include a 3rd stage of final clarification and negotiation

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Expected award period

Ends
10 Aug 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,160,000
Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Selection Criteria

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
1
Maximum Candidates
6

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As detailed in the Procurement Documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed in the Procurement Documents
Criterion 3
Description
As set out in the Procurement Documents
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Up to 2 extensions of 12 months each

Options

Description
As detailed in the procurement documents

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85121270
Description
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312320
Description
Counselling services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
027991-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Mar 2026, 14:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PGJC-9175-DMRR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGJC-9175-DMRR

Address

Street Address
220 Waterloo Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
Stacey Egbo

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027991-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·