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Counselling Services for Resettlement Clients

Oxford City Council

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14 Aug 2026 at 12:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council procured specialist mental health counselling services for refugees resettled in Oxford. The service supports people living in the city, particularly clients assisted through the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme and Afghan Resettlement schemes. This is a public-sector counselling and refugee-support requirement, classified as guidance and counselling services. The work is commissioned by Oxford City Council, a sub-central public authority, and is focused on the needs of resettled clients rather than general counselling provision. Organisations relevant to this requirement include counselling providers and specialist refugee, migration or community-support organisations able to deliver mental health support to people with resettlement-related needs in Oxford. The procurement covered one service lot.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to Refugee Resource. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, with one lot. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025, runs from 1 April 2025 to 16 August 2026, and has a gross value of £46,140.32. The awarded supplier is Refugee Resource, an Oxford-based organisation. The procurement was for services rather than goods or works. The published outcome records the contract as below the relevant threshold. The source data does not set out an award date separately from the contract signature date or provide a detailed scoring breakdown for the evaluation.

This procurement shows Oxford City Council’s demand for specialist mental health counselling linked to refugee resettlement. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate experience delivering counselling to resettled refugees, including people supported through the United Kingdom and Afghan Resettlement schemes, and the ability to work effectively with clients facing migration-related or resettlement-related needs. Local delivery capability in Oxford is relevant because the service supports refugees living within the city. Refugee Resource, the successful supplier, is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that the buyer accepted a substantial specialist community organisation for this requirement. Providers with comparable counselling expertise, refugee-support experience and the capacity to deliver a focused public service contract should monitor this buyer’s related requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Counselling Services for Resettlement Clients

Notice Description

Specialist mental health counselling provision to support resettled refugees living within the city, particularly those supported through the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme and Afghan Resettlement schemes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e499
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077656-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,140 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 16 Aug 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1BX
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Holywell
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REFUGEE RESOURCE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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