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Published 15 Mar 2021, 11:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

18/0411 Provision of Counselling in Moray Schools

Official notice

Authority: Moray Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£795,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Mar 2021
Awarded to Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint an external Service Provider that is experienced and appropriately qualified to implement and deliver a counselling service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years) that is embedded within a whole system approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing, including whole school and early intervention approaches.

CPV: Counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Cost: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Mar 2021, 11:16 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2021, 11:16 GMT
Authority reference
18/0411
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005156
Classification (CPV)
Counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b95 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note: questions will not be answered within the following period 23/12/2020 - 05/01/2021 due to festive period. Quality Management Procedures The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), OR 2. The bidder must have the following: a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation. b. Documented procedures for periodically reviewing, correcting and improving quality performance including processes for ensuring that the bidder’s quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery, this must include the quality of output and general performance. Health and Safety Procedures 3. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. OR, 4a The bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation. (SC Ref:647547)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £795,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdSME£795,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Moray Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEducation High Street, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 1BXContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Elgin Sheriff CourtReview body ElginContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.