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title: "School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package - CF Award"
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# School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package - CF Award

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-52cd6e5e-954f-49c0-8253-a5b32aaaffd3

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e282aa08-6fd5-4e5b-b68a-3c1f1d9f69cb |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | 10 Jun 2021 |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £760,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £759,997 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDUCATION SUPPORT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2021 at 14:25 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e282aa08-6fd5-4e5b-b68a-3c1f1d9f69cb
- 17 Nov 2021 at 14:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e282aa08-6fd5-4e5b-b68a-3c1f1d9f69cb
- 25 Jun 2021 at 16:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef83c030-6801-4e2c-b124-0dca17ed0e0c
- 24 May 2021 at 15:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3294aa13-02ff-4907-8592-08b3ab3d67ca

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e282aa08-6fd5-4e5b-b68a-3c1f1d9f69cb
  17th November 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef83c030-6801-4e2c-b124-0dca17ed0e0c
  25th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3294aa13-02ff-4907-8592-08b3ab3d67ca
  24th May 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
  Jaggaer (DfEs e-tendering portal)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/10ff8921-c86c-40b5-b403-461804cc99f1
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17f75439-4ecf-4b37-87f2-99a73eef3341
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6a1ee756-d06a-43da-b7fe-2ab8ef107950
  n/a

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