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title: "Request for Information - School Counselling Services Framework Agreement"
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# Request for Information - School Counselling Services Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-school-counselling-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-047c31). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Highland Council: "Request for Information - School Counselling Services Framework Agreement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Highland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047c31`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-school-counselling-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-047c31#tl-md)

## Description
The Highland Council currently provides a school counselling service for children and young people (CYP) over the age of 10 years.  The service offers these pupils access to one-to-one, face-to-face sessions within the school environment, with the facility for online sessions when required.  Sessions are provided by a fully trained counsellor who is registered with an appropriate governing body and fulfils the competencies for working with children and young people.    The service offers 50-minute sessions within a confidential space with a requirement for pre and post counselling assessment based on the Child or young person's perspective.
The current Framework Agreement is due to expire in April 2025.  The Council are currently exploring the most effective route to market for the new Framework Agreement and are looking for some input from service providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** See documentation for further information.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021036-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-10T10:59:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T02:30:25.171Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047c31