Contract

Access to Counselling in Schools

  • Renfrewshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020075

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a398

Published 13 July 2023, 11:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1JB

Email

shona.brydson@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3003000300

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

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

Access to Counselling in Schools

Reference number

RC-CPU-22-251

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Children’s Services is seeking a provider to deliver counselling services to improve the mental health and wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health.

This will be a universal counselling service accessible to children and young people in primary, secondary and ASN schools from Primary 1 to S6, predominantly delivered in a school setting.

Counsellor(s) (1.0 – 3.0 FTE counsellors per school depending on school roll) will be required in each of Renfrewshire’s 11 secondary schools and 1 ASN school to work with secondary school young people. In addition, a team of counsellors should be available to provide peripatetic counselling services across 50 primary schools, 1 ASN school and to parents/carers where appropriate.

It is expected that the provider will be flexible and responsive to local need as appropriate.

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: £1,247,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312320 - Counselling services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Main site or place of performance

Renfrewshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Tender Procedure was conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold Open Tender procedure relating to a Services Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Child Protection / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Quality criterion - Name: Complaints Procedure / Weighting: 2%

Quality criterion - Name: Proposals for Delivering the Service / Weighting: 35%

Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Plan / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery Improvement / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion - Name: Unforeseen Events / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion - Name: Management and Staffing / Weighting: 12%

Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practices / Weighting: 5%

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 000-003755


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

RC-CPU-22-251

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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: £1,247,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,247,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:738703)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

See VI.4.3 below

See VI.4.3 Below

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.