Official UK procurement notice
SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICES · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council require a Service Provider to provide a Counselling in Schools Service on behalf of the Council in the Argyll and Bute area.
The counselling service is a universally accessible service and should be available to secondary school pupils (primarily), and primary and special schools in communities for pupils aged 10 and over.
CPV: Counselling services · 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
See attached Invite to Tender (ITT).
- 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
- 20 Oct 2022, 08:46 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2023, 08:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Nov 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003017- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03773dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:721016)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Nov 2022 → 20 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Feb 2023, 08:48 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until20 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Feb 2023, 08:48 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdSME | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003017-2023-REF:OCT462187-1 · Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2022
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Therapeutic Counselling Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria