# St Helens Provision of External Counselling Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [St\.Helens Council](/buyers/st-helens-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Mersey Care NHs trust
- Award value: £80,000
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 5 October 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 6 October 2016
- Contract end: 9 September 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 44441863-72ae-45e7-bd45-afb0535e5b2c-105094
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-feab1a05-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

We are seeking to procure a supplier for the provision of a counselling service to St Helens Council staff and also to staff from other external organisations who the Occupational Health \(OH\) deliver services to under existing agreements\. For the purpose of this specification counselling is defined as the following: “…a systematic process which gives individuals an opportunity to explore, discover and clarify ways of living more resourcefully, with a greater sense of well being\. Counselling may be concerned with addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crises, working through conflict, or improving relationships with others” \(Department of Health, 2001\) The Council’s Occupational Health team is located in the Corporate Services Department, and is part of the Human Resources Team\. The team has specially trained healthcare staff to assist managers, employees and elected members with any problems regarding the impact of work on health and health on work\. ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE CHEST\. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO FIND THE OPPORTUNITY: https://www\.the-chest\.org\.uk/?openForm

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44441863-72ae-45e7-bd45-afb0535e5b2c-105094)