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Child Counselling in Education Establishments

Glasgow City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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07 Mar 2025 at 10:58

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25 Oct 2024 at 11:27

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Tender

11 Oct 2024 at 12:43

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Summary of the contracting process

Glasgow City Council, in collaboration with West Dunbartonshire Council, has concluded an open procurement process for the provision of child counselling services in education establishments under the framework agreement titled "Child Counselling in Education Establishments." The contract, valued at £8,000,000, encompasses counselling services for pupils aged 5-18 years in all mainstream primary and secondary schools in Glasgow and secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire. The procurement involved a competitive process with multiple lots, including One to One Counselling and Play Therapy for primary schools, as well as counselling services for secondary schools. Key dates included the finalisation of contract awards on 18 February 2025.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in mental health services and educational interventions. Companies providing counselling, play therapy, and art therapy services can benefit from participating in this framework. Businesses that can deliver structured, outcome-focused mental health support and demonstrate strong relationship-based interventions are particularly well-suited. SME suppliers such as Lifelink, With Kids, and Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd have been successful in securing lots within this framework, reflecting the ample opportunities available for small and medium-sized enterprises to engage and grow their operations within the public sector education space.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Child Counselling in Education Establishments

Notice Description

Glasgow City Council invited tender bids to be part of a framework from suppliers with experience in delivering Counselling Services and other evidence based interventions to pupils aged 5-18 years within all mainstream primary and secondary schools across Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire. The provider(s) must: - Improve children and young people's mental health and be outcome focussed; - Provide easy access to the service evidenced by referral numbers, accepted numbers and waiting times for intervention; - Ensure children and young people receive the support they need in a structured way, working through a programme of care including outcome measures, goal-based outcomes and children's plans, - Ensure children and young people are receiving the right help at the right time, - Foster strong relationship-based Interventions and care plans for children and young people, - Ensure children and young people and carers are well informed of available supports and services and can access the supports with marketing information regarding the service being provided in appropriate formats and media via school setting. The provider(s) must be able to provide the following management information during the contract: - A set of case studies and quotes report based on qualitative data from actual referrals, - A termly update report which provides a top line overview of programme activities and outcomes, - End of year evaluation report, assessing the counselling outcomes and wider impact.

Lot Information

One to One Counselling - Primary Schools

Access to Counselling service (one to one) for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 Primary schools within Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Play Therapy - Primary Schools

Access to Play therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in in section II.1.4.

Art Therapy - Primary Schools

Access to Art Therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Secondary Schools - Counselling Services

Access to Counselling services for pupils within 30 mainstream secondary schools in Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a808
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008315-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,220,001 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This is a recurring procurement with the next framework renewal expected to be advertised late 2027.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Glasgow City Council
Additional Buyers

West Dunbartonshire Council

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DUMBARTON
Postcode
G2 1DU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Lifelink

With Kids

Further Information

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