Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Group
E-mail: strategic.procurement@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICE - YOU MATTER
Reference number: HCC2617663
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire County Council intends to award the contract of the procurement for the Provision of COMMUNITY SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICE - YOU MATTER to Guidepost Trust Ltd.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
224 910.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hertfordshire County Council intends to award the contract of the procurement for the Provision of COMMUNITY SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICE - YOU MATTER to Guidepost Trust Ltd.
This procurement was conducted in line with the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulation 2023 and the Council's intends to award the contract in line with those Regulations.
The core Contract Period is 3 years, with the option to extend for up to [2 (1+1)] further years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The core Contract Period is 3 years, with the option to extend for up to [2 (1+1)] further years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-058179
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Guideposts Trust Ltd
01282361
Oxfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 224 910.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. The standstill period ends at midnight at the end of 27th August 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.'
Conflicts of interest identified among evaluation Panel: [0].
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2026