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# Counselling in Schools Tayside (Flexible Framework Refresh)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/counselling-in-schools-tayside-flexible-framework-refresh-ocds-h6vhtk-031b2d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tayside Procurement Consortium: "Counselling in Schools Tayside (Flexible Framework Refresh)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,412,532. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Tayside Procurement Consortium](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tayside-procurement-consortium-GB-FTS-2591)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,412,532 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031b2d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/counselling-in-schools-tayside-flexible-framework-refresh-ocds-h6vhtk-031b2d#tl-md)

## 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).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 inf...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005265-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-25T11:35:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:58:18.697Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031b2d