Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Counselling Services
Somerset Council · Somerset, South West
Somerset Council has awarded Counselling Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Humble Beginnings Counselling
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:58
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Somerset Council has awarded Counselling Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Humble Beginnings Counselling. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £25,000. The contract runs from 30 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 October 2025. The notice number is 061441-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a627.
Summary of the contracting process
Somerset Council has concluded a procurement process for the provision of counselling services, specifically targeting individuals dealing with addictions. This service aims to support vulnerable clients in overcoming addictions, maintaining stability, or receiving trauma support. The procurement falls under the 'services' category and was conducted using a direct method, below the threshold, without competition.
The contract was awarded on 30th March 2025 to Humble Beginnings Counselling, with services commencing on 31st March 2025 and set to end on 31st March 2026. The total contract value is £30,000, with work being delivered in the UKK2 region of the United Kingdom. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specializing in counselling services, physical and mental well-being, or addiction rehabilitation.
The selection of Humble Beginnings Counselling, an SME, underscores the potential for smaller organisations to partner with public authorities like Somerset Council.
The notice in full
Provision of counselling support particularly aimed at those with addictions with the aim of supporting vulnerable clients through the transition of successfully seeking to address addictions, remain stable or seek trauma support.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Humble Beginnings Counselling
- 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
- £25,000
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
- 061441-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a627
- CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Town
- Taunton
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Electoral ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 4DY · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Humble Beginnings Counselling
- 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?
Somerset Council awarded the contract to Humble Beginnings Counselling on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Counselling Services contract worth?
The contract value is £25,000. The contract runs from 30 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Counselling Services?
Somerset Council, based in Somerset, South West.
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