Official UK procurement notice
Embedded Mental Health and Wellbeing Support in Schools
Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGlasgow City Council invites tender bids to be part of a flexible framework agreement to provide embedded mental health and wellbeing support services to schools across Glasgow and East Renfrewshire.
For clarity, the scope of services to be provided under this Flexible Framework Agreement fall within the definition of a “social and other specific” service under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Notwithstanding the term framework agreement this procurement is utilising the flexibility provided for within Section 7 of the Regulations in particular Regulation 76. This ITT details the procedure being utilised by the Council for this procurement.
- Recurrence: January 2031
CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 999 suppliers · 67 bids received (0.1 per place) · 64 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Glasgow City Council Education Services have a requirement to provide high quality…RenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Glasgow City Council Education Services have a requirement to provide high quality mental health and wellbeing supports for all learners across the city. We work with a wide range of organisations and suppliers to provide a range of services that are delivered in our schools and communities. The aims and principles of this offer are: -
To provide, in partnership with local and national government;-
- access to mental health and wellbeing support through schools, enabling locally provided support for children and young people towards promoting mental health and wellbeing;
- high quality and effective evidence-based interventions and training as part of a range of supports available locally to children and young people;
- staff who are suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people and working to an agreed standard across the city;
- access to mental health / wellbeing workers through primary, secondary, and additional supported learning (ASL) schools, ensuring consistently high-quality services locally, for pupils aged 5 and over.
Glasgow City Council Education Services are looking for a range of services that specifically offer support that are provided either within the school or the local community that the school is based in. We are referring to the term “embedded support” as this reflects the requirement for workers to be linked to the school so that they are part of the learning community. This would cover staff who are based in the school for part of the week, who deliver support in the school outside normal school hours or during school holidays or staff who work with children and young people in the wider community but are linked specifically to the school e.g. sport, outdoor activities, outdoor learning.
The service(s) should deliver interventions including:
- Family Support linked to schools, working with parents / carers to help support their children. Linked to this there may be Professional Learning and Development Training delivered through schools, linked to Mental Health, promoting resilience and wellbeing for staff working with children and young people
- Advice, Support and Therapeutic Services to Children and Young People (Evidenced based interventions but not including One to One Counselling). Linked to this there may be Professional Learning and Development Training delivered through schools, linked to Mental Health, promoting resilience and wellbeing for staff working with children and young people
- Creative Engagement with children and young people. Linked to this there may be Professional Learning and Development Training delivered through schools, linked to Mental Health, promoting resilience and wellbeing for staff working with children and young people
- Sport / Physical Activity / Outdoor Education
- Mentoring / Youth Work for young people including External Tutors / Additional Support. Linked to this there may be Professional Learning and Development Training delivered through schools, linked to Mental Health, promoting resilience and wellbeing for staff working with children and young people
- Group Work for children and young people focussing on promoting positive mental health, resilience, and wellbeing
Organisations are invited to bid for one or more of these services either within localities or across the city. Successful bidders would be included in a contract framework that would allow schools to purchase services for extended periods of time based on the funding they have available. There are significant advantages for all parties in having an extended contract agreement.
This framework only covers services that involve staff working in schools with children, young people, parents/carers, or education staff. This does include online resources, Apps or digital platforms.
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document for further information.
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (11)
- Service Delivery: 18%
- Outcomes: 17%
- Partnership Activity: 6%
- Infrastructure: 15%
- Contract Implementation: 7%
- Monitoring and Evaluation: 15%
- Accessibility and Equality: 3%
- Business Continuity: 4%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- price: 5%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (12)
- Service Delivery: 18%
- Outcomes: 17%
- Partnership Activity: 6%
- Infrastructure: 15%
- Contract Implementation: 7%
- Monitoring and Evaluation: 15%
- Accessibility and Equality: 3%
- Business Continuity: 4%
- Sustainability: 5%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Handling Data: Information Only
- Price: 5%
- Economic & financial standing
Glasgow City Council’s Insurance Requirements are:
Minimum: - The organisation/consultant shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (10,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period. - The organisation/consu…
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Embedded Mental Health and Wellbeing Support in Schools” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 999 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes · January 2031
- First published
- 7 Feb 2024, 15:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
GCC005853CPU- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004666- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043803Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document.
- Review procedure
Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to conclude the framework agreement. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”). The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not conclude the framework agreement unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Publisher note: Bidders must hold certificates for Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Standards or comply with all questions noted in SPD Section 4D. Bidders must note the implications FOI legislation and ensure that any info they wish the council to consider withholding is indicated. (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this info). Tenderers Amendments - Bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer within the Tenderers Amendment statement on PCS-T. Prompt Payment - The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due permitted sub-contractors are paid timeously and as a minimum, invoices rendered by subcontractors shall be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors. Bidders will be required to complete the prompt payment statement and Non-collusion statement within PCS-T. All successful bidders will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate - see attachment within PCS-T. If is not signed and returned the council reserves the right to request copies of certificates at any point during the framework period. The framework agreement is located within the buyers attachment area of PCS-T. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30720. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefit outcomes for this contract will be based on spend thresholds. There are five spend thresholds within the Community Benefits menu ranging from 50,000 GBP to 5,000,000 GBP. Spend will be monitored on an annual basis and successful suppliers will be required to deliver the outcomes offered under the appropriate threshold(s). Further detail is available with the Invitation to Tender document. (SC Ref:817342)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Jul 2024 → 3 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Bids must remain valid until22 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published275 days ago20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends233 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2024- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2024, 08:57 BST
- Published value updated to £15,000,00020 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMTwas £20,000,000
- Status changed to active20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Deadline moved to 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT+711 days · was 22 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 028027-2024-GCC005853CPU-1
- Signed
- 19 Jul 2024
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67bids · 67 electronic · 67 from abroad | 58 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Renfrewshire CouncilContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
64 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 64 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 3D DrumchapelFramework contractor
- AM Wellbeing CICFramework contractor
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- Action for Children Services LtdFramework contractor
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- Aspen Outdoors LtdFramework contractor
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN TRUSTFramework contractor
- Barnardo'sFramework contractor
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- QuarriersFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.