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    ContractsExternal Counselling Services for Police and Fire Services in Cumbria
    Awarded contract

    External Counselling Services for Police and Fire Services in Cumbria

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Cumbria police and fire services are recruiting a pool of external counsellors and psychological assessors to provide employee support services through March 2027 with potential extension.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 1 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • KH
      Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy
    Lead contractor
  1. TP
    Tony Parrott Counselling
    Consortium partner
  2. EM
    Etre Mental Health & Counselling
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    1 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Police Fire & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (PFCC) and Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority (CCFRA) are seeking to establish a pool of qualified external counsellors and psychological assessment providers. This opportunity involves providing face-to-face counselling services across Cumbria with geographical coverage and specialised expertise. Services include general counselling and psychological assessments for staff screening programmes. The service operates as a self-referral system available to employees of the PFCC, Cumbria Constabulary, and the disaggregated Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. A direct award contract is available for 12 months (ending 31 March 2027) with a potential 12-month extension (to 31 March 2028). The organisations are conducting a service review to inform a collaborative, formally advertised procurement exercise planned for 2027. Qualified counsellors with specialist capabilities and capability to deliver face-to-face services in Cumbria are encouraged to apply.

    Track record

    4 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has awarded 4 contracts to 4 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Kerry Hodgkinson Counselling & Psychotherapy1× · 25%
    2. ADEPT1× · 25%
    3. SALSAM LIMITED1× · 25%
    4. GREEN ENDS LIMITED1× · 25%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c1d4

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    Sector
    Social Care