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# SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICES

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03773d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICES". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £900,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03773d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03773d`

## 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/school-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03773d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03773d#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312300, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The 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 (p...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003017-2023-REF:OCT462187-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-48157`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003017-2023-REF:OCT462187-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003017-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-01T08:48:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:55:03.447Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03773d