Official UK procurement notice
18/0960 Counselling in Schools
Authority: Moray Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 · Guidance and counselling services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Where it is required within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders are required to demonstrate they have suitably qualified staff who are members of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA) or equivalent
- Economic & financial standing
4B.1.1 The Bidder should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover (minimum required 1,620,000 GBP)for 3 financial years.
Minimum: 4B.5.1 - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: = 5 Million GBP Public Liability: = 5 Million GBP Product Liability: = 5 Million GBP 4B.6 - The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1 - Please provide relevant examples of works carried out in the past 3 years
Minimum: 4C.1 - Bidders will be required to provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience of a similar service model carried out in the past three years.
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Nov 2023, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 09:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
18/0960- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012141- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:757721)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Jan 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 Apr 2025, 09:43 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Nov 2023- Deadline moved to 19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT30 Nov 2023, 16:07 GMT+7 days · was 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2025, 09:43 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 12 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | +7 d |
incorrect date on original notice
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdSME | £1,385,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012141-2025-18/0960-1 · Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2024
- Value
- £1,385,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Elgin Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.