Notice Information
Notice Title
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Notice Description
The provision of Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Counselling Services to Higher Education (HE) Institutions and Further Education (FE) Institutions in Scotland
Lot Information
Employee Assistance Programme
The purpose of this lot is the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to Higher Education (HE) Institutions and Further Education (FE) Institutions in Scotland.. Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 periods of 12 months (24 months total), subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement.
Face-to-Face CounsellingThe purpose of this lot is the provision of Face-to-Face Employee Counselling Services to Higher Education (HE) Institutions and Further Education (FE) Institutions in Scotland.. Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for 2 periods of 12 months (24 months total), subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000618598
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397219
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, 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
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Oct 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jun 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Oct 20205 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- January 2024
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- APUC LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- fmacnaughton@apuc-scot.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314428930
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 2DZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling East
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386332
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - The provision of Employee Counselling Services to Higher Education (HE) Institutions and Further Education (FE) Institutions in Scotland -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397219
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - The provision of Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Counselling Services to Higher Education (HE) Institutions and Further Education (FE) Institutions in Scotland
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