This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

25 Apr 2024 at 15:12

Tender

02 Apr 2024 at 13:31

Tender

26 Oct 2023 at 16:25

Planning

26 Jul 2023 at 08:46

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded contracts under the Flexible Purchasing Framework for Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists. The framework aims to improve education outcomes by providing services aligned with the National Improvement Framework for Education. The contracts involve the delivery of services across the city of Edinburgh. The aim is to achieve excellence in literacy, numeracy, and mental health support, focusing on reducing the Poverty Related Attainment Gap. The procurement method is open, and the contracts have been awarded to multiple suppliers.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses to provide accredited pathway services and counselling support to achieve educational and health outcomes in Edinburgh. Businesses involved in education and training services, counselling services, and welfare services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking providers who can deliver innovative, goal-oriented services in partnership with schools, address barriers to learning, and demonstrate inclusive practices. The procurement process includes community benefits and emphasizes sustainable, value-driven approaches.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

CT1168 - Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists

Notice Description

AWARD of the Flexible Purchasing Framework The City of Edinburgh Council has created a Flexible Purchasing Framework of providers in line with the National Improvement Framework for Education. The vision for education in Edinburgh is to ensure excellence by raising attainment and improving outcomes through Accredited Pathways and Certified Counsellors and Therapists: ensuring that every child and young person achieves the highest standards in literacy and numeracy, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to shape their future as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. The City of Edinburgh Council will realise this vision by achieving equity: ensuring every child and young person has the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background, social circumstances, additional needs or shared protected characteristics, with a particular focus on closing the poverty related attainment gap, and improving mental health and wellbeing. In order to achieve this, The City of Edinburgh Council will work to reduce the Poverty Related Attainment Gap (PRAG) through a transdisciplinary approach. Delivery of excellence will be achieved via the Edinburgh Imperative, which has four key themes to support reduction of the PRAG: Attendance, Literacy & Numeracy, Pathways, Health and Wellbeing. Collaboration and relationship building with partner providers is a key theme to support young people's outcomes being at the heart of everything we do. Partner Providers will support schools to provide a service which ensures pupils receive high quality education which meets their needs, delivers improved educational outcomes and avoids exclusion. The City of Edinburgh Council are encouraging a 'Place Based' approach to services and supports to families and young people. The intention is to develop comprehensive supports that are within 20minutes of any identified need.

Lot Information

Certified Counsellors and Therapists

** AWARD NOTICE ** The Provider's activity will support achievement of targets within the health and wellbeing pathway/s. Early Level to Fourth Level, the targets should align to the Benchmarks, and Experiences and Outcomes within the Curriculum for Excellence. In Senior Phase the targets must support achievement of accreditation within nationally recognised frameworks. For all learner phases, the Provider will work with referring schools to ensure recognised targets are achieved upon completion or discharge from a provider's service, or in line with award dates. The provision offered will extend the supports offered through the curriculum, complementing and expanding on what is already there. We are looking to procure services which: - Work in flexible and goal-orientated ways to complement the learner's education, in partnership with their school. - Address barriers to learning which can arise within the school community and as a result of additional support needs. - Provide evidence of outcomes achieved. - Enable the voices of learners and their families to shape the support provided and contribute to solutions. - Work towards Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes, linked to the Curriculum for Excellence - Work with Counsellors and Therapists who are certified with relevant qualifications and membership of Governing bodies In partnership with the School, the Provider should be able to demonstrate inclusive practice and improved outcomes in an aspect of the Edinburgh Imperatives. We want our future commissioned services to build on these strengths and to do the following: - Work in strengths based, solution focussed and restorative manner. - Demonstrate efficiencies, innovation and added value. - Contribute to a wider learning culture within the partnership to improve outcomes. - Provide sustainable best-value approaches. Additional information: The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Accredited Pathways

** AWARD NOTICE ** Accredited Pathways services will support achievement of an accredited pathway/s. For learners working within Early Level to Fourth Level the accreditation should align to the Benchmarks and or Experiences and Outcomes within the Curriculum for Excellence. For learners working within the Senior Phase the accreditation must be nationally recognised. For both categories, the Provider will work with referring schools to ensure recognised accreditation is achieved upon completion or discharge from a provider's service, or in line with award dates. The provision offered will extend the supports offered through the curriculum, complementing and expanding on what is already there. We are looking to procure services which: - Work in flexible and goal-orientated ways to complement the learner's education, in partnership with their school. - Address barriers to learning which can arise within the school community and as a result of additional support needs. - Provide evidence of outcomes achieved. - Enable the voices of learners and their families to shape the support provided and contribute to solutions. - Offer accreditation. - Work towards Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes, linked to the Curriculum for Excellence. In partnership with the School, the Provider should be able to demonstrate inclusive practice and improved outcomes in an aspect of the Edinburgh Imperatives. We want our future commissioned services to build on these strengths and to do the following: - Work in strengths based, solution focussed and restorative manner. - Demonstrate efficiencies, innovation and added value. - Contribute to a wider learning culture within the partnership to improve outcomes. - Provide sustainable best-value approaches. Additional information: The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ea46
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013473-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80100000 - Primary education services

80110000 - Pre-school education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80300000 - Higher education services

80340000 - Special education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312320 - Counselling services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Apr 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Mar 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
26 Jan 2024Expired
Award Date
19 Mar 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
57
Supplier Names

Abernethy

About Youth

Action for Children Services Ltd

Barnardo's

Big Hearts

Bridgend Farmhouse

CHAI (Community Help & Advice Initiative)

Career Ready

Children 1st

Circle

Citadel Youth Centre

City of Edinburgh Gymnastics Club

Columba 1400

CrossReach

Cutting Edge Theatre

Drake Music Scotland

Dynamic Earth

Edible Estates CIC

Enable Scotland

Friends of the Award (Edinburgh and the Lothians)

Gold and Gray Soccer Academy

Harmeny Education Trust

Hearts and Minds

Imaginate

Impact Arts

Karen Sykes

LGBT Youth Scotland

Light Up Learning

LinkLiving

MYPAS

Miriam McHardy

Move On

Muirhouse Youth Development Group

Nordoff Robbins

OutdoorClassrooms.Scot LTD

Place2Be

Play2Learn Sports Coaching

Professional salon training Ltd

RUTS

RZSS

Salvesen Mindroom Centre

Scran Academy

Screen Education Edinburgh

South East Scotland Regional Scout Council

Space at Broomhouse Hub

The Drama Studio

The Junction (Young People - Health & Wellbeing)

The Larder West Lothian

The Spartans Community Football Academy

The Speech Language Communication Company

Tinderbox Collective

U-Evolve

Volunteering Matters

Wildside Nature

With Kids

WorkingRite

humanutopia Limited

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