Public Contracts Scotland

Flexible Framework Refresh - Counselling in Schools

Tayside Procurement Consortium

Awarded
services
Framework agreement
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Dundee
Contract value
£2,546,723ex VAT
Submissions closed
25 April 2022
Published
26 June 2022

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 85300000 Social work and related services

What happened

Tayside Procurement Consortium awarded this contract to Wellbeing Scotland | North East Wellbeing (NEW) Solutions | Scottish Counselling Services | Place2Be | Nicola Heath | Tayside Council on Alcohol | Lifelink | Mindspace Limited worth £79,980 on 23 Jun 2022.

Description

Scottish Government announced funding in August 2019 for qualified counsellors to be delivering counselling in schools. Counselling

should be available to secondary school pupils (primarily), and primary and special schools in communities for pupils aged 10 and over.

The focus will be on one:one direct counselling.

Full description

This procurement exercise is to facilitate the continuation of a 'Flexible Framework’ in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (further referred to as 'the Flexible Framework').

Counselling in schools in accordance with Scottish Government Guidance published March 2020.

Service delivery models should meet the requirements set out in the Scottish Government’s “Guidance for Education Authorities

Establishing Access to Counselling in Secondary Schools” (March 2020).

URL:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-education-authorities-establishing-access-counselling-secondary-schools/ (March 2020)

URL:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/delivery-of-access-to-counsellors-through-schools-aims-and-principles/

(May 2020)

The Framework is being refreshed as set out in the original Contract Notice.

Awarded suppliers (8)

Suppliers
  • Wellbeing Scotland
  • North East Wellbeing (NEW) Solutions
  • Scottish Counselling Services
  • Place2Be
  • Nicola Heath
  • Tayside Council on Alcohol
  • Lifelink
  • Mindspace Limited
Award value
£79,980
Award date
23 June 2022

Contact

Address
Fairmuir Depot, 365 Clepington Road, Dundee, DD8 3DZ
Contact name
Julie Thompson

Identifiers

Buyer reference
TPC/Counssch/20/11
Notice ID
rls-20-JUN452314
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000687795

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