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title: "School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b492"
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# School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b492

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## Summary

The Department for Education has initiated a tender for the provision of a School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package. The contracting process involves the recruitment of a contractor to deliver tailored mental health and wellbeing support to school leaders in England. The contract is planned to commence around September 2021 and expire on 31 March 2023. The procurement method is using the Open Procedure, with the maximum estimated total contract value anticipated to be up to £760,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services category to compete for a contract with the Department for Education. Organisations experienced in delivering mental health and wellbeing support programmes are well-suited for this opportunity. The contract aims to provide professional supervision to a minimum of 2,000 school leaders facing challenges, through virtual or telephone-based support and counselling, prioritising those without existing access to such services. Interested parties are advised to refer to the tender documents for further details on the procurement needs and requirements.

## Notice

The Secretary of State for Education via Department for Education (the Authority) is undertaking a procurement to appoint a contractor for a single national (England) contract (the "Contract"), for the provision of a School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package. The Term of the Contract shall commence around September 2021 and expire on 31 March 2023, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The Contract will require recruitment of and delivery of a programme of professional supervision to school leaders who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges through virtual or telephone-based peer support and one-to-one counselling.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 school-based 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. II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000990-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | 9 Jun 2021 |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 PARTNERSHIP |

## 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

- 12 Jan 2023 at 15:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000990-2023
- 17 Nov 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028753-2021
- 27 Jul 2021 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014462-2021
- 25 Jun 2021 at 21:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014613-2021
- 24 May 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011552-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.education.app.jaggaer.com
- http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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