Official UK procurement notice
School Counselling Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Borders Council (the Council) is appointing an external Service Provider who is experienced and appropriately qualified to deliver a School Counselling Service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years).
This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the “Light Touch Regime”.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
Please refer to SPD and tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to SPD and tender documents.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- 13 Mar 2025, 12:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2025, 14:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
1001384- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eca5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Contract performance will be managed using a Performance Management Plan, further details are included within the tender documents.
- Review procedure
The contracting authorities incorporated a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI,2015 No446) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sherriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the award being published on the Find a Tender service (FTS) or within 30 days of the date to those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within six months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the “Light Touch Regime”. (SC Ref:801714)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
22 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published13 Jun 2025, 14:22 BST
- Bids must remain valid until20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jun 2025, 14:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MYPASSME | £893,333 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032303-2025-1001384-1 · MYPASSME
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £893,333
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MYPASAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria