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Student Counselling Services

Ulster University · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 15:51.

Opportunity overview

Ulster University is seeking tender responses for a contract to  procure an external student counselling provider to supplement existing sources of internal wellbeing, mental health, disability and financial support to students through our Student Wellbeing teams across our campuses.  Ulster University’s Student Wellbeing team does not provide therapeutic counselling ‘in-house’ so has engaged an external counselling provider to facilitate this part of the service offering since 2013. While delivered by an external provider, the University requires the counselling service as part of the suite of services that students can avail of to enhance their mental health and wellbeing. Access to the counselling service shall be seamless for UU students. When a UU student accesses Student Wellbeing for counselling, staff will triage the student to identify if this is the most appropriate intervention; if this is identified as the most appropriate intervention, a seamless referral system for Student Wellbeing staff shall form part of this contract. Ulster University has almost 30,000 registered students across a broad demographic of ‘Home fee paying’ students from across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as students from Great Britain, other EU countries, and international students.

Classification

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

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.2m · Including VAT

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
CfT_6722895
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
27 Oct 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
19 Oct 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
25 Nov 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jul 2028, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality Submission - Questions QS-01 - QS-05

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial Submission

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Following the initial contract period (2 years), there are options to extend up to a further 24 months. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the University.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
090076-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Sept 2026, 12:08
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ulster University
Id
GB-COH-RC000726

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000726

Address

Street Address
Cromore Road
Locality
Coleraine
Postal Code
BT521SA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0C

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coleraine · UKN0C · BT521SA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 040609-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 040642-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 090076-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·