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Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees

North Lanarkshire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2019 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

29 Aug 2019 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council is at the forefront of the procurement process for the contract titled "Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees," set within the services industry. The contract, valued at £125,000, is aimed at providing professional counselling services to support the wellbeing of council employees, encompassing physical, financial, and psychological advice. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, with the tender period concluding on 26th September 2019. Awarding of the contract occurred on 4th October 2019, with the contract currently active, based in Motherwell, UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in counselling and mental health services, particularly those able to provide qualified practitioners who are members of recognised professional bodies such as the BACP or COSCA. Companies with a proven track record in delivering comprehensive wellbeing services, including helplines, counselling, and post-critical incident support, will find this particularly appealing. Strategic partnerships among SMEs may also enhance competitiveness, allowing for comprehensive service delivery in response to the comprehensive requirements set forth by North Lanarkshire Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees

Notice Description

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking to engage a professional and confidential service for employees

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is seeking supplier to provide a professional and confidential service (to include the provision of employer referrals and self-referrals) to fully support the wellbeing of our employees, this is to include physical wellbeing advice, financial wellbeing, psychological wellbeing support. . The services required include a helpline for general advice and guidance, psychological guidance and emotional support, individual counselling, either over the phone or face to face at the Providers premises, post critical incident support assistance for managers by offering a resource they can use in managing and assisting staff. . Tenders must be submitted for the full requirements; only tenders submitted on this basis will be considered. . Tenderers must respond to a range of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope. . Tenderers must download and complete a range of Award based questions and statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope. . Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule that is located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope. . The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the documents contained within the PCS-T tendering system; Invitation to Tender (ITT) Document and the Council's Terms and Conditions of Contract. . The service shall be provided by professionally qualified and competent counselling practitioners who maintain membership of an appropriate professional body such as British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or the Professional Body for Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA).. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Renewal: Option to extend for a period of 6 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000592753
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369007
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Sep 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Oct 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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