Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1st Floor Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
Contact
Mr Richard Ullyott
Richard.Ullyott@bradford.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7870851562
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE41 - Bradford
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
Buyer's address
http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Counselling Services
Reference number
DN564890
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) provides a comprehensive package of occupational health and wellbeing services to employees of the Council, Bradford Schools, and a range of other organisations, through the Employee Health and Wellbeing (EHWB) Service.
This in-house service is made up of a multidisciplinary team including specialist practitioners (nurses, mediators, and wellbeing), technicians and administrators based in the centre of Bradford. Workplace counselling is offered to complement the work of this service to support CBMDC to be at the forefront of good practice concerning employee health and wellbeing.
This contract aims to secure the services of a counselling provider who will deliver short term, solution-focused counselling utilising counsellors who work with an integrative approach as well as more specialised forms of therapy, specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE41 - Bradford
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the contract will be for 2 years with an option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 x 12months
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 October 2021
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 October 2021
Local time
4:15pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford
Country
United Kingdom