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Published 9 Apr 2021, 09:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Healthy Minds and Wellbeing

Official notice

Authority: East Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Renfrewshire Council is currently inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the provision of a Healthier Minds Wellbeing Service. This new service will be part of our wider Healthier Minds approach to supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing in East Renfrewshire, sitting within Tier 2 early help and targeted services.

CPV: Counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The service is specifically for the provision of systemic individual and family supportRenewalPublished value£1,200,000

The service is specifically for the provision of systemic individual and family support. The service is not expected to provide a traditional counselling role, however it is required that the service would utilise counselling skills and take a systemic approach to providing support to children, young people and their families who are experiencing trauma and emotional distress. Robust confidentiality, governance/ accountability and appropriate supervision arrangements are essential. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · East Renfrewshire
Extensions: Another 12 months of extension.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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    4A.2 Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

    Further information can be found on PCS-T.

  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 600,000 GBP for the last 2 financial years.

    4B.4 Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s):

    Start Date: 01/04/2019

    End Date: 31/03/2021

    Type of Ratio: Liquidity Ratio

    Description: (Current Assets - Inventory) divided by Current Liabilities

    Minimum Requirement: Expected ratio to be greater than 1

    Type of Ratio: Acid Test Ratio

    Description: (Current Assets minus Inventory) divided by Current Liabilities

    Minimum Requirement: Expected ratio to be higher than 1

    Type of Ratio: Net profit percentage

    Description: Net profit divided by turnover

    Minimum Requirement: Expected ratio to be higher than 1

    Type of Ratio: Return on Capital Employed

    Description: EBIT divided by (total assets minus current liabilities)

    Minimum Requirement: Expected ratio to be higher than 1

    Type of Ratio: Debt ratio

    Description: Total liabilities divided by total assets

    Minimum Requirement: Expected ratio to 0.4 or lower

    4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance =2m GBP

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

    Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP

    Other insurance: vehicle insurance (fully comprehensive)

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.6 Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the relevant educational and professional qualifications detailed on PCS-T.

    4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the 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
Closed
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
9 Apr 2021, 09:04 BST
Last source update
9 Apr 2021, 09:04 BST
Award evaluation window
10 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
CE 20 21 035
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007334
Classification (CPV)
Counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a417 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18386. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Based on the estimated value and term of contract being offered the Council expects you to meet a minimum of 50 Community Benefits points. Please note there is no limit to the Community Benefits that a Bidder may offer and the total Community Benefit Points for these may exceed the stated expectation. Please note the maximum score that can be achieved for the Community Benefit Outcomes is the figure stated in the ITT. Please see attached supplier guidance document for further information. More information on PCS-T. (SC Ref:650109)

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: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Apr 2021 → 2 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Apr 2021, 09:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    2 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,, Giffnock, Scotland, G46 6UGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Paisley Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Paisley

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.