Published date: 20 November 2023

Last edited date: 5 December 2023

This notice was replaced on 19 April 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 19 April 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical education services - 80320000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland

Value of contract

£0 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_376788/1284164

Published date

20 November 2023

Closing date

22 December 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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 documents please navigate to https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ and express your interest in this opportunity.

Please note: 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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

School Leaders Mental Health Support Package 2024/2027

  • Early engagement
  • Published 27 September 2023, last edited 3 October 2023

Links

About the buyer

Address

20 Great Smith St
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Telephone

07775065707

Email

asher.jones@education.gov.uk