Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
School and College Leaders' Mental Health Support Package 2024/27 con_24810
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract to support the mental health and wellbeing needs of school and college leaders across England, and to contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of an ambitious government support programme.
The programme objectives are:
• To prevent the onset of mental health difficulties, by taking action to support the wellbeing of school and college leaders in England.
• To support school and college leaders experiencing mental health and wellbeing difficulties who do not have access to independent support by plugging the gap in provision.
• To promote and improve the quality of mental health and wellbeing support for school and college leaders by helping to stimulate the market and support capacity building.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,498,733
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A three-year programme of professional supervision to a minimum of 2,500 school and college leaders in need of wellbeing support who meet the eligibility criteria. The service shall be delivered, as a minimum, through facilitated virtual or telephone-based one-to-one professional supervision, with scope for the provision of group supervision and one-to-one counselling for those identified as needing this.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Programme delivery / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Recruitment, marketing and branding / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation and resource capacity / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Programme evaluation / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 70
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-034225
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
24810
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Education Support Partnership
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,498,733
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom