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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Multilingual Counselling for Croydon Talking Therapies

HealthcareCPV 85312320
Value£60k
Deadline13 Aug 2026
Published16 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 16 Jul 202620 days leftCloses 13 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Peter Haslam
peter.haslam1@nhs.net

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£60ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

Counselling services within SLaM boroughs.

To provide general counselling services across the<br/>boroughs and multi-ethnic counselling (MECS)<br/><br/>Delivering evidence based therapeutic/psychological interventions that adhere to NICE guidelines<br/>to clients whose primary diagnosis is a common mental health issue

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

To provide general counselling services across

To provide general counselling services across the boroughs and multi-ethnic counselling (MECS) Delivering evidence based therapeutic/psychological interventions that adhere to NICE guidelines to clients whose primary diagnosis is a common mental health issue.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cca4
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
067139-2026
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