Official UK procurement notice
CT1168 - Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAWARD of the Flexible Purchasing Framework
The City of Edinburgh Council has created a Flexible Purchasing Framework of providers in line with the National Improvement Framework for Education. The vision for education in Edinburgh is to ensure excellence by raising attainment and improving outcomes through Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists: ensuring that every child and young person achieves the highest standards in literacy and numeracy, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to shape their future as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors.
The City of Edinburgh Council will realise this vision by achieving equity: ensuring every child and young person has the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background, social circumstances, additional needs or shared protected characteristics, with a particular focus on closing the poverty related attainment gap, and improving mental health and wellbeing.
In order to achieve this, The City of Edinburgh Council will work to reduce the Poverty Related Attainment Gap (PRAG) through a transdisciplinary approach. Delivery of excellence will be achieved via the Edinburgh Imperative, which has four key themes to support reduction of the PRAG: Attendance, Literacy & Numeracy, Pathways, Health and Wellbeing.
Collaboration and relationship building with partner providers is a key theme to support young people’s outcomes being at the heart of everything we do. Partner Providers will support schools to provide a service which ensures pupils receive high quality education which meets their needs, delivers improved educational outcomes and avoids exclusion.
The City of Edinburgh Council are encouraging a ‘Place Based’ approach to services and supports to families and young people. The intention is to develop comprehensive supports that are within 20minutes of any identified need.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Counselling services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Pre-school education services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Special education services · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 64 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 57 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Accredited Pathways
** AWARD NOTICE **
Accredited Pathways services will support achievement of an accredited pathway/s.
For learners working within Early Level to Fourth Level the accreditation should align to the Benchmarks and or Experiences and Outcomes within the Curriculum for Excellence. For learners working within the Senior Phase the accreditation must be nationally recognised. For both categories, the Provider will work with referring schools to ensure recognised accreditation is achieved upon completion or discharge from a provider’s service, or in line with award dates.
The provision offered will extend the supports offered through the curriculum, complementing and expanding on what is already there.
We are looking to procure services which:
- Work in flexible and goal-orientated ways to complement the learner’s education, in partnership with their school.
- Address barriers to learning which can arise within the school community and as a result of additional support needs.
- Provide evidence of outcomes achieved.
- Enable the voices of learners and their families to shape the support provided and contribute to solutions.
- Offer accreditation.
- Work towards Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes, linked to the Curriculum for Excellence.
In partnership with the School, the Provider should be able to demonstrate inclusive practice and improved outcomes in an aspect of the Edinburgh Imperatives.
We want our future commissioned services to build on these strengths and to do the following:
- Work in strengths based, solution focussed and restorative manner.
- Demonstrate efficiencies, innovation and added value.
- Contribute to a wider learning culture within the partnership to improve outcomes.
- Provide sustainable best-value approaches. Additional information: The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Certified Counsellors and Therapists
** AWARD NOTICE **
The Provider’s activity will support achievement of targets within the health and wellbeing pathway/s. Early Level to Fourth Level, the targets should align to the Benchmarks, and Experiences and Outcomes within the Curriculum for Excellence. In Senior Phase the targets must support achievement of accreditation within nationally recognised frameworks. For all learner phases, the Provider will work with referring schools to ensure recognised targets are achieved upon completion or discharge from a provider’s service, or in line with award dates.
The provision offered will extend the supports offered through the curriculum, complementing and expanding on what is already there.
We are looking to procure services which:
- Work in flexible and goal-orientated ways to complement the learner’s education, in partnership with their school.
- Address barriers to learning which can arise within the school community and as a result of additional support needs.
- Provide evidence of outcomes achieved.
- Enable the voices of learners and their families to shape the support provided and contribute to solutions.
- Work towards Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes, linked to the Curriculum for Excellence
- Work with Counsellors and Therapists who are certified with relevant qualifications and membership of Governing bodies
In partnership with the School, the Provider should be able to demonstrate inclusive practice and improved outcomes in an aspect of the Edinburgh Imperatives.
We want our future commissioned services to build on these strengths and to do the following:
- Work in strengths based, solution focussed and restorative manner.
- Demonstrate efficiencies, innovation and added value.
- Contribute to a wider learning culture within the partnership to improve outcomes.
- Provide sustainable best-value approaches. Additional information: The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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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).
Approval of application to join the Flexible Purchasing Framework will be dependent on a Tenderers ability to satisfy all Mandatory Criteria as detailed in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
- Shortlisting
- Economic operators may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING: 4B.1.4 Financial Ratios 1.10 4B.5.1b Employer's liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000GBP 4B.5.2 Public liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 2,000,000GBP C TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ABILITY: 4C.4 Prompt Payment 4C.7 Climate Change D QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES: 4D.1 Health and Safety Procedures 4D.2 Disclosure 4D.3 Community Benefits 4D.4 Fair Work First 4D.5 National Regulatory Body (LOT 2 only) More detail on each area can be found in the procurement documents
- “CT1168 - Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists” 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- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jul 2023, 08:46 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2024, 15:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013473- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Please Note: It is a mandatory requirement of this Flexible Purchasing Framework that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Please note: The information contained within this notice and attached documents is subject to further development and change. Should these changes take place an addendum will be attached to this notice. Please note: The establishment of a Flexible Purchasing Framework will act as platform for the future procurement and as such is not a guarantee of any work or financial commitment. Please Note: Tenderers were also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. (SC Ref:764746)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Mar 2029, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Jan 2024 → 30 Mar 2029 · 3 dates- Next notice expected26 Jan 2024
- Notice published25 Apr 2024, 15:12 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Mar 2029, 12:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2023- Published value updated to £5,000,00026 Oct 2023, 16:25 BSTwas £32,000,000
- Status changed to active26 Oct 2023, 16:25 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Oct 2023, 16:25 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT26 Oct 2023, 16:25 BST
- Deadline moved to 30 Mar 2029, 12:00 BST2 Apr 2024, 13:31 BST+1943 days · was 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Apr 2024, 15:12 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-07: 1 release · 26 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Certified Counsellors and Therapists
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Accredited Pathways
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Accredited Pathways | 64bids · 64 electronic · 64 from abroad | 64 | — | — |
| 2 · Certified Counsellors and Therapists | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.