Hull City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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Opportunity overview
Hull City Council are carrying out a Procurement exercise to appoint a supplier to provide an Independent Counselling Service to employees of the Authority as required. The market engagement event will be held to provide information on the procurement exercise and project requirements/aims. The event is being held virtually via MS Teams on: 22 October 2026 between 11am - 12pm. To book your place please email - procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply via the messaging portal within YORTender. Please include the subject header- Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement and confirm the email address to send the Teams invite to. Please respond by 21 October 2026 5pm at the latest.
Classification
CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
CPV85312320 — Counselling services
Lots
Lot LOT-0000Value not stated
Documents and notices
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Published notice details
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095079-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Hull City Council is planning a procurement for an independent counselling service for its employees. Suppliers can attend a virtual market-engagement event on 22 October 2026; this is an early-stage procurement and bidding is not yet open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of employee counselling, workplace wellbeing and employee assistance services. Final supplier eligibility, service scope and tender requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide an independent counselling service to employees of the Authority as required.Evidence: “appoint a supplier to provide an Independent Counselling Service to employees of the Authority as required”
Market engagement bookingEmail procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply through the YORTender messaging portal; use the subject header “Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement” and confirm the email address for the Teams invitation.Evidence: “To book your place please email - procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply via the messaging portal within YORTender. Please include the subject header- Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement and confirm the email address to send the Teams invite to.”
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown at market-engagement stage.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Hull City Council is planning a procurement for an independent counselling service for its employees. Suppliers can attend a virtual market-engagement event on 22 October 2026; this is an early-stage procurement and bidding is not yet open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of employee counselling, workplace wellbeing and employee assistance services. Final supplier eligibility, service scope and tender requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Independent counselling service for Hull City Council employees
Participation in optional/engagement-stage virtual market event
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service requirement
98% confidence
Provide an independent counselling service to employees of the Authority as required.
View supporting evidence
“appoint a supplier to provide an Independent Counselling Service to employees of the Authority as required”
Market engagement booking
99% confidence
Email procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply through the YORTender messaging portal; use the subject header “Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement” and confirm the email address for the Teams invitation.
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“To book your place please email - procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply via the messaging portal within YORTender. Please include the subject header- Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement and confirm the email address to send the Teams invite to.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated total value
90% confidence
Up to £140,000 GBP.
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value_max: 140000 GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is stated.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are stated in the supplied notice.
The notice does not state whether counselling will be delivered remotely, in person, or through a hybrid model.
Market engagement event
99% confidence
Virtual via Microsoft Teams, 22 October 2026, 11:00–12:00.
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“The event is being held virtually via MS Teams on: 22 October 2026 between 11am - 12pm.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage preliminary market engagement; bidding is not open.
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display_status: upcoming; stage: planning; notice type: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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procurement_method is not stated.
Engagement response deadline
99% confidence
21 October 2026, 17:00.
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“Please respond by 21 October 2026 5pm at the latest.”
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown; no tender submission deadline has been published.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement uncertainty
99% confidence
The final scope, procurement route, timetable, contract term, service model and tender requirements have not yet been published.
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This is a planning-stage preliminary market engagement notice; core tender fields are unstated.
Engagement booking deadline
99% confidence
Suppliers wishing to attend must respond by 21 October 2026 at 17:00.
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“Please respond by 21 October 2026 5pm at the latest.”
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