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Access to Counselling in Schools

Renfrewshire Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 14:38

Award Notice
Tender

09 Mar 2026 at 16:43

Tender Notice
Planning

12 Feb 2026 at 14:43

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council commissioned counselling and preventative mental-health programmes in schools across Renfrewshire. The service is intended to improve the mental health, wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people from Primary 1 through S6, including those negatively affected by, or at risk of, poor mental health. It covers primary, secondary and additional support needs schools, with access where appropriate for parents. The provider is expected to offer a universal service that is flexible and responsive to local need. This is a counselling and related social-work service, including delivery within schools rather than a general health consultancy or stand-alone clinical service. The council is the buyer and the requirement was structured around a single service provider.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender estimated value was £763,000, while the active contract value is £761,800. Health Is One Ltd was awarded the contract on 8 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 May 2027, with renewal possible. The tender closed on 10 April 2026 at noon, and the award period began at that time. Three bids were received, all from small and medium-sized enterprises, and all were submitted electronically. Evaluation included 20% price and 80% quality, covering service delivery proposals, implementation, improvement, management and staffing, complaints, and responses to unforeseen events. Variants were not allowed.

This procurement indicates demand from Renfrewshire Council for an organisation able to deliver a broad, school-based counselling service across primary, secondary and additional support needs settings. A credible competitor would need qualified counselling capability, experience supporting children and young people affected by poor mental health, and the ability to include parents where appropriate. It would also need to provide preventative programmes, manage a universal service and adapt delivery to local need. The evaluation shows that strong service-delivery proposals matter most, supported by a clear implementation plan, continuous improvement, management and staffing arrangements, complaints handling and contingency planning for unforeseen events. The three-bid field, all from SMEs, indicates that this scale of requirement can be contested by smaller specialist providers with suitable capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Access to Counselling in Schools

Notice Description

The provider will deliver counselling services within schools to enhance the mental health, wellbeing, and emotional resilience of children and young people from Primary 1 to S6, and, where appropriate, their parents. It is anticipated that the tender will be conducted as an Open Procedure, for award to a single service provider.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renfrewshire Council (the Council) are seeking to enter into a contract in respect of a dynamic provider to deliver counselling and preventative programmes 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. The universal service should be accessible to children and young people in primary, secondary and ASN schools as detailed in the Service Specification. It is expected that the provider will be flexible and responsive to local need as appropriate.

Renewal: This requirement may be subject to renewal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0652d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072250-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

85300000 - Social work and related services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£763,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£763,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£761,800 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
8 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Renfrewshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Health Is One Ltd

Further Information

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