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# CT1168 - Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ct1168-accredited-pathways-and-certified-counsellors-and-therapists-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "CT1168 - Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Mar 2029, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (open for submissions, 887 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 March 2029 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Counselling services, Education and training services, Higher education services, Pre-school education services (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46`

## Before you bid
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- **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/ct1168-accredited-pathways-and-certified-counsellors-and-therapists-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ct1168-accredited-pathways-and-certified-counsellors-and-therapists-ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46#participate

## Description
AWARD 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Accredited Pathways
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80110000, 80200000, 80300000, 80340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ** 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 C...

### Lot 2: Certified Counsellors and Therapists
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300, 85312320, 85312400
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ** 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 ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Certified Counsellors and Therapists (active)
  - Award id: `013473-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **CrossReach, Impact Arts, Karen Sykes (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112013`, `GB-FTS-73251`, `GB-FTS-112014`, `GB-FTS-30473`, `GB-FTS-112015`, `GB-FTS-112016`, `GB-FTS-73260`, `GB-FTS-112017`, `GB-FTS-184529`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accredited Pathways (active)
  - Award id: `013473-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Abernethy, About Youth, Action for Children Services Ltd (+47 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92649`, `GB-FTS-112018`, `GB-COH-2332388`, `GB-COH-00061625`, `GB-FTS-112019`, `GB-FTS-112020`, `GB-FTS-112022`, `GB-FTS-112021`, `GB-FTS-20899`, `GB-FTS-112023`, `GB-FTS-112024`, `GB-FTS-112025`, `GB-FTS-159196`, `GB-FTS-112026`, `GB-FTS-112027`, `GB-FTS-112028`, `GB-FTS-131647`, `GB-FTS-34601`, `GB-FTS-112029`, `GB-FTS-92481`, `GB-FTS-140087`, `GB-FTS-112031`, `GB-FTS-112033`, `GB-FTS-73251`, `GB-FTS-112034`, `GB-FTS-112035`, `GB-FTS-84172`, `GB-FTS-107878`, `GB-FTS-92489`, `GB-FTS-92492`, `GB-FTS-112037`, `GB-FTS-112038`, `GB-FTS-112039`, `GB-FTS-112040`, `GB-FTS-112044`, `GB-FTS-112041`, `GB-FTS-112042`, `GB-FTS-112050`, `GB-FTS-112017`, `GB-FTS-92509`, `GB-FTS-112043`, `GB-FTS-90584`, `GB-FTS-92503`, `GB-FTS-20875`, `GB-FTS-112045`, `GB-FTS-112046`, `GB-COH-291222`, `GB-FTS-112048`, `GB-FTS-112049`, `GB-FTS-112032`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Certified Counsellors and Therapists (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 19/03/2024

- **Contract:** Accredited Pathways (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 19/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013473-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-25T14:12:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T08:28:37.486Z
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