Planning

Independent Counselling Market Engagement

  • Hull City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082576

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d373

Published 24 October 2025, 2:00pm

Last edited 12 December 2025, 3:08pm

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Further to the postponement of the recently advertised market engagement session in relation to a procurement exercise to appoint a supplier to provide an Independent Counselling Service it has now been determined that the session will not be rearranged at the present time due to a change in the procurement plan. Any further opportunities shall be advertised via Yortender onto the Find a Tender platform (FTS).

Scope

Reference

CW/2025

Description

DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS NECESSARY TO POSTPONE TOMORROWS (12 NOVEMBER 2025) MARKET ENGAGEMENT SESSION. A NEW ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN DUE COURSE. 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. A 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: 12 November 2025 between 2pm-3pm. To book your place please email - procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply via the messaging portal within Yortender. Please include in the subject header- Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement and confirm the email address to send the Teams invite to.

Total value (estimated)

  • £210,000 excluding VAT
  • £252,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2030
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85312320 - Counselling services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Contract locations

  • UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 December 2025

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

12 January 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Hull City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRNP-1874-YZZR

The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

Hull

HU1 2AA

United Kingdom

Contact name: Claire Willingham

Telephone: +44 1482616052

Email: c.willingham@hullcc.gov.uk

Website: https://www.hull.gov.uk/

Region: UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government