Award

Provision of Services in Relation to an Employee Assistance Programme

SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Jan 2019 at 00:00

Tender

27 Jul 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Police Authority is seeking to contract a single supplier for the provision of services related to an Employee Assistance Programme. This procurement is classified under the services category and is currently at the award stage, with the contract awarded on 7th January 2019. The estimated value of the contract is £545,325. The procurement method selected for this tender was the open procedure. Interested parties were required to submit their bids electronically by the deadline for submission on 10th September 2018, with the bids opened on the same day at the authority's Glasgow office.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in employee assistance and counselling services, particularly those equipped to support large organisations like Police Scotland, which has a workforce of approximately 23,000. Companies with professional qualifications in counselling and psychotherapy, and those that can demonstrate relevant experience in delivering similar services, will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful tenderer will benefit from a sustainable engagement with a major public body, potentially leading to further opportunities within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Services in Relation to an Employee Assistance Programme

Notice Description

The Scottish Police Authority on behalf of Police Scotland are looking to contract with a single supplier to deliver an Employee Assistance Programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this Contract is to ensure that the continuing needs of Police Scotland are met with regards to employee assistance. Police Scotland has a headcount of approximately 23,000. Since April 2018 Police Scotland has added 850 members of the Mountain Rescue Team onto the service users who can access this provision. The current usage of the Service is approximately 5% per annum. The EAP Service that Police Scotland requires is: Worksite focused programmes to assist in the identification and resolution of employee concerns which affect, or may affect, performance. Such employee concerns typically include, but are not limited to: - Personal matters - health, relationships, family, financial, emotional, legal, anxiety, alcohol, drugs and other related issues; - Work matters - work demands, working relationships, personal and interpersonal skills, work/life balance, stress and other related issues. The main services shall comprise but not be limited to the following component parts, and shall be provided as follows: - Telephone Counselling Service - Information Service - Face-to-face Counselling Sessions - Referral Procedures - Onward Referral Procedures Required Minimum Standard of Professional Ability The personnel, and if applicable any sub-contractors, engaged by the Contractor to provide counselling must have appropriate qualifications (as determined by relevant professional bodies and industry standards) so as to provide the specified service to the Police Authority to a suitable and effective standard. Personnel, and if applicable any sub-contractors, must be members of one of the following or equivalent bodies. - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) - British Psychological Society (BPS) - UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) - Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA) The service must comply with BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling, or equivalent. A practising counsellor must hold a Diploma in Counselling or equivalent level as a minimum qualification. Psychologists should belong to a recognised UK professional body and in addition be entered in the Allied Professionals Register. The Contractor must ensure that additional qualifications are held in order to deliver specific items of service delivery e.g. Trauma Counselling etc.

Renewal: an option to extend up to 12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000548925
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341293
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel

85147000 - Company health services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£472,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£472,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£545,325 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jan 20197 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
March 2023

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY
Contact Name
June Northcote
Contact Email
charlotte.reid@scotland.pnn.police.uk, june.northcote@scotland.pnn.police.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1786896109, +44 178689861

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G51 1DZ
Post Town
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
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Govan
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WORKING ON WELLBEING TRADING AS OPTIMA HEALTH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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