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title: "Provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring and Counselling Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-033bd7"
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buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring and Counselling Services

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033bd7

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## Summary

The Bedford Borough Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring, and Counselling Services under an over-arching Contract. This contract spans four years from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2026, with renewal options. The Council aims to streamline service pathways for supporting mental and emotional wellbeing of children and young people through different tiers of provision. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and three lots were awarded to suppliers for Youth Work, Mentoring, and Counselling services.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in counselling, youth work, and mentoring services catering to children and young people in the mental health and emotional support sector. Local or regional authorities, as well as SMEs in the service industry, are well-suited to compete for the awarded lots. With a focus on quality and price criteria, suppliers can leverage this contract to deliver vital services and contribute to enhancing the well-being of service users in the Bedford area.

## Notice

Bedford Borough Council ('the Council') wishes to commission a number of Services to support children and young people's mental and emotional wellbeing:Specialist TherapyCoiunsellingMentoringYouth WorkThis Contract will comprise the three 'lower' tiers of provision, including open-access and detached youth work, young people's mentoring and child and family counselling. It is envisioned that by commissioning these Services as Lots under an over-arching Contract heading, pathways into and between these Services will be more streamlined and joined-up, allowing opportunities to capitalise on natural synergies between provision types and improve Service User experience.The Contract will be a four (4) years contract from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026 extendable every twelve (12) months, i.e. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: Youth Work

Within the Council's approach to Early Help, it is believed that as many young people as possible should have opportunities to engage with positive adults by way of Youth Work interventions. This Lot is for the delivery of open access and detached Youth Work.

Renewal: Option to extend by 3 periods of 12 months each.

Lot 2 - Mentoring

The Council's Early Help offer continues to see significant increase in services completing Early Help Assessments requiring support for Young People and their families. This Lot is for the delivery of a volunteer mentoring scheme, which the Early Help services continue to identify as a cost-effective way of increasing the capacity of its offer.

Renewal: Options to extend 3 periods of 12 months each.

Lot 3 - Counselling

Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change and/or enhance their wellbeing". This Lot is for the delivery of counselling Services for children, young people and families.

Renewal: Options to extend 3 periods 12 months each

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024500-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £646,000 |
| Lots value | £566,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £547,611 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | 4YPUK; RELATE BEDFORDSHIRE & LUTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2022 at 14:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024500-2022
- 23 May 2022 at 09:54 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013730-2022
- 20 May 2022 at 12:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013618-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bedford.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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