Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver a new mental health and wellbeing support
package for school leaders, from autumn 2021.
A pilot was set up in June 2020 to provide professional supervision, through online peer to peer support and
one to one telephone supervision, to school leaders. Following the completion of the pilot, the Department
is now introducing a longer term and larger scale support programme, which builds on evidence from the
pilot and aims to offer tailored mental health and wellbeing support to school leaders, in support of the
Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The successful Contractor shall deliver a programme of professional supervision to a minimum of 2,000
school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges. The service shall be delivered,
as a minimum, through facilitated virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling.
The programme must be made available to state primary and secondary school leaders (deputy headteachers
and above) in England and prioritised to those with no existing access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or equivalent.
The programme includes, but is not limited to the following main elements: a minimum of 2,000 school leaders to be supported via at least six sessions of either:
- an online peer support group programme, with the size of support group and length of session to be
determined by the successful Contractor. This should be delivered by experienced, qualified coaches who
have an accredited coaching qualification, and ideally, experience of group facilitation in school-based
settings.
Or,
- online/telephone one to one counselling, with the length of sessions determined by the successful
Contractor. This should be delivered by British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or UK
Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered counsellors, or equivalent.
As set out in the tender documents, the Authority expects to award the Contract from September 2021, and
the relevant exit activities to have completed by March 2023.
The maximum estimated total contract value is anticipated to be up to £760,000 (excluding VAT). Annual
funding for the programme (subject to internal DfE approval) will not exceed £380,000.
Interested organisations are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the
description of the procurement, the Contract and the Authority’s needs and requirements.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 November 2021
End date
31 March 2023
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2021/S 000-028753
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2021/S 000-028753
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Education Support Partnership
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £759,997
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver a new mental health and wellbeing support
package for school leaders, from autumn 2021.
A pilot was set up in June 2020 to provide professional supervision, through online peer to peer support and
one to one telephone supervision, to school leaders. Following the completion of the pilot, the Department
is now introducing a longer term and larger scale support programme, which builds on evidence from the
pilot and aims to offer tailored mental health and wellbeing support to school leaders, in support of the
Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The successful Contractor shall deliver a programme of professional supervision to a minimum of 2,000
school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges. The service shall be delivered,
as a minimum, through facilitated virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling.
The programme must be made available to state primary and secondary school leaders (deputy headteachers
and above) in England and prioritised to those with no existing access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or equivalent.
The programme includes, but is not limited to the following main elements: a minimum of 2,000 school leaders to be supported via at least six sessions of either:
- an online peer support group programme, with the size of support group and length of session to be
determined by the successful Contractor. This should be delivered by experienced, qualified coaches who
have an accredited coaching qualification, and ideally, experience of group facilitation in school-based
settings.
Or,
- online/telephone one to one counselling, with the length of sessions determined by the successful
Contractor. This should be delivered by British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or UK
Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered counsellors, or equivalent.
As set out in the tender documents, the Authority expects to award the Contract from September 2021, and
the relevant exit activities to have completed by March 2023.
The maximum estimated total contract value is anticipated to be up to £760,000 (excluding VAT). Annual
funding for the programme (subject to internal DfE approval) will not exceed £380,000.
Interested organisations are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the
description of the procurement, the Contract and the Authority’s needs and requirements.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 November 2021
End date
31 March 2024
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£759,997
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Education Support Partnership
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Contract extended for 12 months.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Application of optional contract extension provisions.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £759,997
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £759,997