Notice Information
Notice Title
Direct Award for the Provision of Counselling, Support and Advice Services
Notice Description
South Lanarkshire Council's Psychological Services team have a requirement for the delivery of 1 to 1 counselling sessions for Secondary pupils (S1 to S6) at various schools as part of the Counselling Through Schools Specification - in line with the South Lanarkshire Counselling Through Schools Framework. The use of a Procurement Service Arrangement (PSA) allows Education Services providers to apply to be appointed to the PSA during the PSA period. The Council will continue to accept applications for appointment to the PSA until 31 August 2031 subject to applicants successfully submitting a completed ITT with the required supporting documentation. This approach also lends itself to the evolving educational services marketplace where new activity will be encouraged and can be adopted into the PSA in future. The ability to admit new providers to the PSA also increases competition and will result in better value for Education Resources and the Council. The contract term will be for 2 years from 14 August 2024 to 13 August 2026 with the option to extend for a further year subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing, and available funding.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition. South Lanarkshire Council's Psychological Services team have a requirement for the delivery of 1 to 1 counselling sessions for Secondary pupils (S1 to S6) at various schools as part of the Counselling Through Schools Specification - in line with the South Lanarkshire Counselling Through Schools Framework. The use of a Procurement Service Arrangement (PSA) allows Education Services providers to apply to be appointed to the PSA during the PSA period. The Council will continue to accept applications for appointment to the PSA until 31 August 2031 subject to applicants successfully submitting a completed ITT with the required supporting documentation. This approach also lends itself to the evolving educational services marketplace where new activity will be encouraged and can be adopted into the PSA in future. The ability to admit new providers to the PSA also increases competition and will result in better value for Education Resources and the Council. The procurement was a call off by direct award from the Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA) SLC/PS/EDUC/19/028. Under the Call Off Conditions of the PSA, the PSA allows for call offs in the form of Mini Competition and Direct Award. Any call off for Direct Award must have the appropriate justifications in line with the call off guidance and procedures. A Direct Award is justified under the PSA Call Off Process Conditions 2.1(a): (a) due to the specific needs of a particular individual or group, only one Provider can provide the Services The contract term will be for 2 years from 14 August 2024 to 13 August 2026 with the option to extend for a further year subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing, and available funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000804274
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537255
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,831,134 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Apr 202510 months 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
- SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- adam.tierney@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAMILTON
- Postcode
- ML3 0AA
- Post Town
- Motherwell
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hamilton North and East
- Westminster Constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537255
Direct Award for the Provision of Counselling, Support and Advice Services - South Lanarkshire Council's Psychological Services team have a requirement for the delivery of 1 to 1 counselling sessions for Secondary pupils (S1 to S6) at various schools as part of the Counselling Through Schools Specification - in line with the South Lanarkshire Counselling Through Schools Framework. The use of a Procurement Service Arrangement (PSA) allows Education Services providers to apply to be appointed to the PSA during the PSA period. The Council will continue to accept applications for appointment to the PSA until 31 August 2031 subject to applicants successfully submitting a completed ITT with the required supporting documentation. This approach also lends itself to the evolving educational services marketplace where new activity will be encouraged and can be adopted into the PSA in future. The ability to admit new providers to the PSA also increases competition and will result in better value for Education Resources and the Council. The contract term will be for 2 years from 14 August 2024 to 13 August 2026 with the option to extend for a further year subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing, and available funding.
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