Awarded· 13 Jul 2025
Counselling Services
South Tyneside Borough Council · South Tyneside, North East
South Tyneside Borough Council has awarded Counselling Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Tyneside.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Ddh Psychological Services
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 09:46
View notice2025
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
South Tyneside Borough Council has awarded Counselling Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Tyneside. The contract went to Ddh Psychological Services. It was awarded on 13 July 2025. The contract value is £189,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 29 February 2028. It lasts 2½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 15 July 2025. The notice number is 039849-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055f21.
Summary of the contracting process
The South Tyneside Borough Council has successfully completed a procurement process for workplace counselling services, acquiring them through a direct procurement method classified as below threshold without competition. The services, awarded in the "services" category under the industry classification of "counselling services" (CPV: 85312320), are to be delivered by DDH Psychological Services Ltd, an SME located in Gateshead.
The contract began on 1st September 2025 and is scheduled to conclude on 29th February 2028, with a total value of £189,000. The procurement falls under the legal basis defined by the UKPGA 2023/54 and covers the region of UKC2 in the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialising in psychological services, suggesting a demand for targeted intervention in workplace mental health.
Organisations providing similar counselling services would benefit from exploring similar public procurement processes where contracts are awarded directly, without competition, thus easing entry for qualifying providers.
About this tender
Workplace counselling
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2025 to 29 Feb 2028 (2½ years)
- Awarded to
- Ddh Psychological Services
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £189,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 039849-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055f21
- CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- Electoral ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- South Tyneside Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- South Shields, NE33 2RL · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Ddh Psychological Services
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Counselling Services
Who won the Counselling Services contract?
South Tyneside Borough Council awarded the contract to Ddh Psychological Services on 13 July 2025. It is due to end on 29 February 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Counselling Services contract worth?
The contract value is £189,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 29 February 2028 (2½ years).
Who is the buyer for Counselling Services?
South Tyneside Borough Council, based in South Tyneside, North East.
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