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Published 25 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Counselling in Schools Tayside (Flexible Framework Refresh)

Official notice

Authority: Tayside Procurement Consortium

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline value£1,412,532pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 25 Mar 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Refresh of the Flexible Framework under the 'Light Touch Regime' in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (further referred to as 'the Flexible Framework') for the purchase of Counselling in Schools Services.

Existing Providers (admitted to the Framework in 2020) can submit anything that they wish to be re-evaluated. New Providers can submit a bid. The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the original tender evaluation process.

The Framework will operate until 31 October 2023 and will have the option of being for 12 months, should funding allow. (Maximum end date: 31 October 2024)

The Contract Award details as published on 21 October 2020 can be found under Award Notice:

FTS/OJEU Ref: 500626-2020 (2020/S 205-500626). The initial Framework period was extended from 31 Dec 2021 to 30 June 2022 as there was a need to gather further evaluative data (due to interruption to service implementation due to Covid-19).

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the refresh of the Flexible…Planned

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the refresh of the Flexible Framework for Counselling in Schools (Tayside).

The Contract Notice published on 21 October 2020 Ref is:

FTS/OJEU Ref: 500626-2020 (2020/S 205-500626). Additional information: Existing Providers (awarded on to Framework in 2020) can submit anything that they wish to be re-evaluated. New Providers can submit a bid. The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the original tender evaluation process.

Delivery: Scotland · Tayside (schools through the Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth and Kinross Council areas)

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Counselling in Schools Tayside (Flexible Framework Refresh)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT
Authority reference
TPC/COUNSSCH/20/11
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005265
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b2d Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please find additional information contained in the 'Additional Documents' section of this Notice. The Contract Notice is estimated to be published 25 March 2022. The Tender will be managed using Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T) and further information about this will be published in the Contract Notice. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=684276. (SC Ref:684276)

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

25 Feb 2022 → 25 Mar 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Feb 2022, 11:35 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    25 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tayside Procurement Consortium

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fairmuir Depot, 365 Clepington Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD8 3DZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.