EXTERNAL COUNSELLING AFFILIATE & ASSOCIATE SERVICES

Cumbria Constabulary
North West
Direct award
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

The contract involves a pool of qualified counsellors providing face-to-face delivery across multiple locations and specialist support. Selected providers also deliver psychological assessments linked to a force-wide psychological screening programme. Services are managed via occupational health units and include a self-referral pathway for police and fire service employees.

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Awarded value: £70k; As published
Published: 1 July 2026
Awarded: 1 July 2026; Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy, Etre Mental Health & Counselling and Tony Parrott Counselling
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service provision

Provision of external counselling, psychotherapy, and psychological assessment services for emergency service personnel and staff within a public sector environment.

Face-to-face external counselling with geographical presence and coverage of a range of specialisms
Psychological Assessments arising from the Force's Psychological Screening Programme
A self-referral service for PFCC, Cumbria Constabulary and CCFRA employees overseen by the Occupational Health Units

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service provision
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85312320

Services in this contract

Staff counselling and psychological therapiesMain service£160k typicalPool of external counsellors for self-referral by police and fire employees

Lifecycle

Published
1 July 2026
Contract awardedto Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy, Etre Mental Health & Counselling and Tony Parrott Counselling
1 July 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

Cumbria Constabulary

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The suppliers

Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3633934/external-counselling-affiliate-and-associate-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c1d4
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Cumbria Constabulary. EXTERNAL COUNSELLING AFFILIATE & ASSOCIATE SERVICES. Contract award, 1 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3633934/external-counselling-affiliate-and-associate-services (accessed 5 November 2026).