Official UK procurement notice
School-Based Counselling Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenfrewshire Council are seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver a School-Based Counselling Service.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver Counselling…AwardedRenewal
Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver Counselling Services within 3 primary schools, a campus (containing 2 primary schools) and 1 secondary establishment for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for an additional 12 months pending funding and at the sole discretion of the Council. Additional information: Further information on the specific weightings can be found in the tender documentation.
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
All school-based Counsellor managers must be appropriately trained and qualified and accredited by their professional/therapeutic bodies. For example, accredited with COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) or BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
- Economic & financial standing
Providers will be required to hold a Dun & Bradsheet (D&B) failure score of 20 or above, where a provider does not hold a failure score two (2) years audited accounts will be required.
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 of insurance indicated below.
Employers Liability - 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS
Public Liability - 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS
Professional Indemnity - 1,000,000 ONE MILLION POUNDS (in the aggregate)
Statutory Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
Minimum: Dun and Bradstreet Failure Score - Minimum 20 Employers Liability - 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS Public Liability - 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION POUNDS Professional Indemnity - 1,000,000 ONE MILLION POUNDS (in the aggregate) Statutory Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance - Technical & professional ability
All staff appointed to the contract will be required to have an up-to-date enhanced disclosure Scotland PVG carried out at the providers cost before being able to provide these services.
a)Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications. All school-based Counsellor managers must be appropriately trained and qualified and accredited by their professional/therapeutic bodies. For example, accredited with COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) or BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
b)The service provider should conform to agreed professional standards, such as those provided by COSCA and BACP, and current best practice for school-based counselling, specifically in respect of counsellor’s qualifications, supervision policy, child protection policies and continuous professional development and learning.
References may be sought as part of the procurement process.
Minimum: a)Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications. All school-based Counsellor managers must be appropriately trained and qualified and accredited by their professional/therapeutic b… - Technical & professional ability
All school-based Counsellor managers must be appropriately trained and qualified and accredited by their professional/therapeutic bodies. For example, accredited with COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) or BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Mar 2021, 13:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2022, 12:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2021 – …
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-20-364- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023607- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029855Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Contract will be subject to the Council's Contract Management Procedures
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session
Publisher note: (SC Ref:703639)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2021 → 24 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until3 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published24 Aug 2022, 12:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2022, 12:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place2Be | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023607-2022-RC-CPU-20-364-1 · Place2Be
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2021
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- See VI.4.3 belowReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Place2BeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.