Award

School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package - CF Award

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

17 Nov 2021 at 14:25

Award

17 Nov 2021 at 14:23

Tender

25 Jun 2021 at 16:11

Planning

24 May 2021 at 15:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education in England is initiating a procurement process for the "School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package," with the aim of delivering vital mental health support to school leaders commencing from November 2021. The tender, classified under education and training services, falls under the open procurement method, with a contract value estimated at up to £760,000 (excluding VAT). The tender period concludes on the 2nd of August 2021, while the anticipated contract duration runs from November 2021 to March 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) focused on mental health, counselling, and professional coaching. Businesses that provide online or telephone-based support services, particularly those with experience in educational settings or prior collaborations with educational authorities, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By engaging with this project, organisations can expand their service offerings while directly contributing to the wellbeing of school leaders in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Notice Title

School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package - CF Award

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver a new mental health and wellbeing support package for school leaders, from autumn 2021. A pilot was set up in June 2020 to provide professional supervision, through online peer to peer support and one to one telephone supervision, to school leaders. Following the completion of the pilot, the Department is now introducing a longer term and larger scale support programme, which builds on evidence from the pilot and aims to offer tailored mental health and wellbeing support to school leaders, in support of the Department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The successful Contractor shall deliver a programme of professional supervision to a minimum of 2,000 school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges. The service shall be delivered, as a minimum, through facilitated virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling. The programme must be made available to state primary and secondary school leaders (deputy headteachers and above) in England and prioritised to those with no existing access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or equivalent. The programme includes, but is not limited to the following main elements: a minimum of 2,000 school leaders to be supported via at least six sessions of either: - an online peer support group programme, with the size of support group and length of session to be determined by the successful Contractor. This should be delivered by experienced, qualified coaches who have an accredited coaching qualification, and ideally, experience of group facilitation in schoolbased settings. Or, - online/telephone one to one counselling, with the length of sessions determined by the successful Contractor. This should be delivered by British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered counsellors, or equivalent. As set out in the tender documents, the Authority expects to award the Contract from September 2021, and the relevant exit activities to have completed by March 2023. The maximum estimated total contract value is anticipated to be up to PS760,000 (excluding VAT). Annual funding for the programme (subject to internal DfE approval) will not exceed PS380,000. Interested organisations are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the description of the procurement, the Contract and the Authority's needs and requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-52cd6e5e-954f-49c0-8253-a5b32aaaffd3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e282aa08-6fd5-4e5b-b68a-3c1f1d9f69cb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£760,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£759,997 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
10 Jun 2021Expired
Award Date
1 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
staff.wellbeing@education.gov.uk, teacher.wellbeing@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDUCATION SUPPORT

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