Planning

CT0983 - Counselling and Psychotherapy Service to reduce Alcohol and Drug Misuse

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-000468

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03086c

Published 7 January 2022, 12:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Contact

Anna Penman

Email

anna.penman@edinburgh.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1314693922

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

CT0983 - Counselling and Psychotherapy Service to reduce Alcohol and Drug Misuse

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of Edinburgh Council (on behalf of the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drugs Partnership), is considering options for the future delivery of counselling and Psychotherapy services to enable recovery from drugs and alcohol misuse.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

City of Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EADP) require a service to:

Provide integrated counselling interventions which incorporate evidence based psychosocial interventions and therapies. These will be delivered within boundaried, therapeutic relationships and informed by an understanding of attachment, trauma and the process of recovery from addiction;

Provide demonstrably high quality and effective interventions within the professional governance structure of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)/ Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA). Have a very strong, specific understanding of recovery from the misuse of alcohol, of psycho-stimulants and of other drugs. And have organisational expertise in relation to each of these areas of need to contribute to the strategic development of the system of care.

Be able to provide additional non counselling interventions to complement the primary 1:1 interventions.

Deliver services from an easily accessible location in central Edinburgh and across the local areas of the city and within HM Prison Edinburgh. Online services should also be a component of the service.

Be demonstrably high quality and effective organisation (or organisations), able to contribute to the development of the local recovery orientated system of care as well as delivering a service.

two.2.14) Additional information

This opportunity is open to single organisations or partnerships / consortia. Anyone interested is asked to register their interest against this notice.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

21 February 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note that no confidential information should be provided and participation in this feedback request is not mandatory – not participating will not preclude you from bidding for any future Framework Agreement/contract. Please note, that by noting interest your organisation is agreeing to further engagement with the City of Edinburgh Council and EHSCP.

The City of Edinburgh Council is under no obligation to act upon any information provided and will do so at its own discretion.

Please note all information contained within this document may be subject to change.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=675080.

(SC Ref:675080)