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Published 9 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 May 2025awarded 20 Aug 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

CPV: Guidance and counselling services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 4 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Provision of Employee Assistance ServicesAwardedRenewal

Award of PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

Lot 1 – Provision of Employee Assistance Services

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Extensions: Period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services
Lot #2Provision of Student Assistance ServicesAwardedRenewal

Award of PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

Lot 2 – Provision of Student Assistance Services

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Extensions: Period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services
Lot #3Provision of Peer Support PlatformAwardedRenewal

Award of PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

Lot 3 – Provision of Peer Support Platform

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Extensions: Please refer to the PURCH2651 Invitation to Tender document for additional information.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services
Lot #4Provision of Student CounsellingAwardedRenewal

Award of PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance and Counselling Support Services

Lot 4 – Provision of Student Counselling

The University of Glasgow Counselling Service supports students to manage their mental health and to build strategies that will help them successfully complete their course of study. While the Service is primarily designed to support those with mild to moderate needs, a significant amount of case management and liaison with external services is undertaken to support those whose needs cannot be met within the Service’s session model.

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
Extensions: Period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSplit
1 · Provision of Employee Assistance Services75%25%
2 · Provision of Student Assistance Services75%25%
3 · Provision of Peer Support Platform75%25%
4 · Provision of Student Counselling75%25%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points.
  • “PURCH2651 Provision of a Framework for Employee & Student Assistance…” 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 12:53 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
PURCH2651
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050521
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffdc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:807871)

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
Appointment period ends
12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 May 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 12:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2025, 10:39 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 96 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 20 Aug 2025

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 4 – Provision of Student Counselling

    Signed
    20 Aug 2025
    Value
    £169,100
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 – Provision of Peer Support Platform

    Signed
    5 Aug 2025
    Value
    £142,544
    Status
    active

  • Lot 1 – Provision of Employee Assistance Services

    Signed
    31 Jul 2025
    Value
    £172,050
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 – Provision of Student Assistance Services

    Signed
    31 Jul 2025
    Value
    £186,060
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Provision of Employee Assistance Services4bids · 4 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Provision of Student Assistance Services4bids · 4 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · Provision of Peer Support Platform2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
4 · Provision of Student Counselling9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Health AssuredFramework contractor The Peninsula , Victoria Place, Manchester, North West, M4 4FBContact email, phone
  • People Asset Management LtdFramework contractor Holly House, 73 - 75 Sankey Street, Warrington, Warrington, North West, WA1 1SLContact email, phone
  • RandstadFramework contractor 450 Capability Green, Luton, UK, LU1 3LUContact phone
  • TalkLifeFramework contractor Runway East, 1 Victoria Street, Bristol, UK, BS1 6AAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria