Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
UK
Contact person: Simon Hastings
E-mail: simon.hastings@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
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
HCC01/25- Provision of N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services
Reference number: HCC2416429
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for an N H S talking therapies counselling service framework. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
85312320
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Hertfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for An N H S talking therapies counselling service framework. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further detailsPlease see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100%
Price
/ Weighting:
0%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2025/S 000-001238
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HCC2416429
Title: Provision of N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Counselling Foundation
St Albans
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Guideposts Trust Limited
Oxford
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herts Mind Network
Watford
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lea Vale Medical Group
Luton
UK
NUTS: UKH21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mind in Mid Herts
St. Albans
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nouvita Limited
Hertford
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 8 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2025