Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA)

This procurement is Phase 11 of the South Lanarkshire Council established multi Lot, multi provider Procured Services Arrangement (PSA). The aim of the PSA is to allow SLC Education Resources and all SLC schools to contract compliantly with providers who will deliver all forms of educational services. These will include services funded by Pupil Equity Funding, Access to Counsellors Mental Health Funding, Council budgets and other education funding.

Please note, all relevant documentation can be found in the project on Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T): https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing. This will include one to one counselling.

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For some call of contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for staff providing counselling to have a recognised qualification in counselling and also there may be a requirement for personnel involved in the provision of some services to be COSCA/BACP registered. These possible requirements are referred to in the Specification.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term.

All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities

Applicants are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon

SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the Applicant does not rely

Applicants are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the Applicant does not rely on

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Exclusion Criteria

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.

SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the Applicant fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. .For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the Applicant fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken.

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Declarations and Certificates

The applicants recommended to join the PSA will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope.

All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.

SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate

SPD Question 3A.1-.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration

SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration

SPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration

SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate

SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates

SPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scotland) Act 2007 Declaration

Declaration Section *Form of Tender

*The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope.

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In the case of this PSA procedure this information will be requested by the Council when applicants are recommended for appointment to the PSA prior to the issue of any mini competitions or Direct Awards under the PSA.

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Other declarations and questionnaires may require to be completed for future mini competitions, these will be issued as required with the mini competition ITTs.

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Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the application.

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Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:

Court of Session

Parliament House

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

+44 1312252595

[email protected]

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30446. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Council is committed to securing Community Benefits through its contracts.

Applicants are required to detail any Community Benefits you wish to offer the Council as part of your application.