Contract

18/0960 Counselling in Schools

  • Moray Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012141

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041e12 (view related notices)

Published 1 April 2025, 9:43am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Moray Council

High Street

Elgin

IV30 1BX

Email

procurement@moray.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1343563137

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.moray.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00160

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

18/0960 Counselling in Schools

Reference number

18/0960

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is seeking to appoint an external Service Provider that is experienced and appropriately qualified to implement and deliver a counselling service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years) that is embedded within a whole system approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing, including whole school and early intervention approaches.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,385,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is seeking to appoint an external Service Provider that is experienced and appropriately qualified to implement and deliver a counselling service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years) that is embedded within a whole system approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing, including whole school and early intervention approaches.

The counselling service will be a universally accessible service and should be available to secondary school pupils (primarily), and pupils aged 10 and over in our primary schools. The service should complement the range of whole-school and targeted approaches already available in schools to help support the mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of children and young people.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-035378


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

18/0960

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Suite G5 Grove House, 1 Kilmartin Place, Tannochside Park

Uddingston

G71 5PH

Telephone

+44 3302020283

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,385,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,385,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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.

(SC Ref:757721)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Elgin Sheriff Court

Sheriff Courthouse, High Street

Elgin

IV30 1BU

Email

elgin@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 343542505

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://scotcourts.gov.uk/