Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1st Floor Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK
Contact person: Mr Richard Ullyott
Telephone: +44 7870851562
E-mail: Richard.Ullyott@bradford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.yortender.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.yortender.co.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
Counselling Services
Reference number: DN564890
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) provides a comprehensive package of occupational health and wellbeing services to employees of the Council, Bradford Schools, and a range of other organisations, through the Employee Health and Wellbeing (EHWB) Service.
This in-house service is made up of a multidisciplinary team including specialist practitioners (nurses, mediators, and wellbeing), technicians and administrators based in the centre of Bradford. Workplace counselling is offered to complement the work of this service to support CBMDC to be at the forefront of good practice concerning employee health and wellbeing.
This contract aims to secure the services of a counselling provider who will deliver short term, solution-focused counselling utilising counsellors who work with an integrative approach as well as more specialised forms of therapy, specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the contract will be for 2 years with an option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
2 x 12months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/10/2021
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/10/2021
Local time: 16:15
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/09/2021