Upcoming
Independent Counselling Market Engagement
Hull City Council · Local authority
In brief
Hull City Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £140,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 104 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Hull City Council are carrying out a Procurement exercise to appoint a supplier to provide an Independent Counselling Service to employees of the Authority as required. The market engagement event will be held to provide information on the procurement exercise and project requirements/aims. The event is being held virtually via MS Teams on: 22 October 2026 between 11am - 12pm. To book your place please email - procurementteam@hullcc.gov.uk or reply via the messaging portal within YORTender. Please include the subject header- Independent Counselling Marketing Engagement and confirm the email address to send the Teams invite to. Please respond by 21 October 2026 5pm at the latest.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 095079-2026
About the buyer
Hull City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
242Awards
152Suppliers it has used most for care
- Dove House Hospice Limited1 contract
- Familylives1 contract
- Forum CIO1 contract
- Home-Start Hull1 contract
- Hull FC Rugby Community Sports and Education Foundation1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £4.84mframework ceiling
- £120kestimated
- £1.25mestimated
- £1.7mframework ceiling
- £20mframework ceiling
From notice 095079-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 8 October 2026.