Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
School and College Leaders' Mental Health Support Package 2024/27
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is an invitation to tender.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver 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.
This is an opportunity 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.
For full access to the tender document please navigate to https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ and express your interest in this opportunity.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-034225
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.5
Instead of
Text
3000000
Read
Text
1500000
seven.2) Other additional information
The total potential contract value is £3,000,000. however, the initial contract value at the point of award
will be set at a maximum of £1,500,000 with opportunities to increase contract targets/value where
annual budgets and demand allow.