Service for the Provision of a School Age Counselling Service

Official notice

Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)

Services

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM83)

Awarded value£1,343,888published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2020

Awarded to ACTION FOR CHILDREN, Action for Children Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The original contract was for a new counselling service for the provision of an early…

The original contract was for a new counselling service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are aged between 5 to 18 years and are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. The modification is for a period of 12 months to provide additional funding to support children and young people to re-engage with school and learning and to provide a dedicated early help community phone and text service outwith school hours, particularly during the Covid - 19 pandemic.

Delivery: Scotland

85312300 Guidance and counselling services 85312320 Counselling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Apr 2021, 15:32 BST
Last source update: 8 Apr 2021, 15:32 BST
Authority reference: CP0364/HSCP
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-007274
Classification (CPV): Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a3db Find a Tender

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. *** INSURANCE (ESPD 4B): It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance as indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5M GBP Public Liability = 10M GBP including an indemnity against abuse claims with no inner limit *** ESPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. *** ESPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") *** HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety. *** The bidder must hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: CHILD PROTECTION POLICY The bidder must have a documented Child Protection Policy that fully meets the Protection of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004). *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure. *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.6 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies *** It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specification & Appendices, Contract Information for Tenderers and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council. (SC Ref:647705)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,343,8881 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ACTION FOR CHILDREN, Action for Children Services Limitedjoint award	£1,343,888 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Service for the Provision of a School Age Counselling Service · ACTION FOR CHILDREN, Action for Children Services Limited
Signed
14 Jul 2020
Value
£1,343,888
Status
active
- Change The original contract was for a new counselling service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are aged between 5 to 18 years and are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. The modification is for a period of 12 months to provide additional funding to support children and young people to re-engage with school and learning and to provide a dedicated early help community phone and text service outwith school hours, particularly during the Covid - 19 pandemic., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: To increase the service capability and capacity in relation to supporting children and young people to re-engage with learning and school and to offer a dedicated early help community phone and text service outwith school hours, particularly to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are aged between 5 to 18 years and are negatively affected or at risk of being affected by poor mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using the existing structure of this newly created service is deemed best VFM and the best way to provide a holistic service to children and young people negatively affected or at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This modification falls within the scope of Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Inverclyde Council

Contracting authorityLocal Council Corporate Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square, Greenock, Scotland, PA15 1LXContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Greenock

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Action for ChildrenAwarded supplier 3 The Boulevard, Ascott Road, Watford, UK, WD188AGContact phone
Action for Children Services LtdAwarded supplier 3 The Boulevard (Company Registered Address), Ascot Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, Scotland, WD18 8AGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

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