Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Counselling Services for Children and Young People
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Highland Council are looking to establish a Framework Agreement for the purpose of providing Counselling Services to children and young people in the area.
- Recurrence: Approximately every four years, subject to funding availability.
CPV: Counselling services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2025
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Area 1AwardedRenewal
The Highland Council are looking to establish a Framework Agreement in order to provide Counselling Services to children and young people in the area. Each Lot pertains to an area of Associated Schools Groups (ASGs) for which you can bid for particular ASGs within that area. Please see the attached documentation for further information. Additional information: Please see documentation for further information.
Lot #2Area 2AwardedRenewal
The Highland Council are looking to establish a Framework Agreement in order to provide Counselling Services to children and young people in the area. Each Lot pertains to an area of Associated Schools Groups (ASGs) for which you can bid for particular ASGs within that area. Please see the attached documentation for further information. Additional information: Further information available within documentation.
Lot #3Area 3AwardedRenewal
The Highland Council are looking to establish a Framework Agreement in order to provide Counselling Services to children and young people in the area. Each Lot pertains to an area of Associated Schools Groups (ASGs) for which you can bid for particular ASGs within that area. Please see the attached documentation for further information. Additional information: Please see the attached documentation for further information.
Lot #4Area 4AwardedRenewal
The Highland Council are looking to establish a Framework Agreement in order to provide Counselling Services to children and young people in the area. Each Lot pertains to an area of Associated Schools Groups (ASGs) for which you can bid for particular ASGs within that area. Please see the attached documentation for further information. Additional information: See documentation 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
See documentation for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
See documentation for further information.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for Counselling Services for Children and Young…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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 · Approximately every four years, subject to funding availability.
- First published
- 1 Nov 2024, 15:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2025, 11:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
HC/EDU/CSC/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015470- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b36aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See documentation for further information.
Publisher note: See documentation for further information. (SC Ref:794782)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2024 → 16 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published16 Apr 2025, 11:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2025, 11:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £750,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Area 1
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Area 2
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Area 3
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Area 4
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Area 1 | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Area 2 | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Area 3 | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Area 4 | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sherriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- CAITHNESS COUNSELLING SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- Counseling Care, Skye and LochalshFramework contractor
- CrossReach (the operating name for The Church of Scotland Social Care Council)Framework contractor
- HPS LtdFramework contractor
- Lochaber HopeFramework contractor
- Marit BEHNER-COADYFramework contractor
- Rowan ConsultancyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria