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Published 16 Aug 2021, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDC20203113 School Counselling · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£807,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Aug 2021awarded 15 Nov 2021
Awarded to Lifelink

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Dunbartonshire Council (EDC) Education Service is seeking a provider to deliver a counselling service for its children and young people aged 10 and over. The outcomes of the counselling service are to improve the mental wellbeing and resilience of children and young people living in East Dunbartonshire. The counselling service will complement existing wellbeing support and provision already available for children and young people in East Dunbartonshire schools.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£807,000
Delivery: Scotland · All areas of East Dunbartonshie Council
Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 90Price: 40Environmental: 10
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • core support: 50
  • Additional Support: 20
  • Management & Staffing: 10
  • Workforce Matters: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • price: 40
  • Environment and Information: 10
Published award criteria (7)
  • core support: 50
  • Additional Support: 20
  • Environment and Information: 10
  • Management & Staffing: 10%
  • Workforce Matters: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    as tender

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
16 Aug 2021, 15:25 BST
Last source update
16 May 2022, 08:48 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012563
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c980 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:693387)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2021 → 16 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 May 2022, 08:48 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Aug 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
    16 Aug 2021, 15:25 BST
    +2 days · was 18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 May 2022, 08:48 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.218 Aug 202120 Aug 2021+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.718 Aug 202120 Aug 2021+2 d

TUPE information

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,628,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LifelinkSME£1,628,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012563-2022-1 · LifelinkSME

    Signed
    15 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,628,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1TJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LifelinkAwarded supplier 0/2 85 Armadale Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G312PSContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria