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Access to Counselling in Schools

Renfrewshire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Mar 2026 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council commissioned a school-based counselling service for children and young people from Primary 1 to S6, and where appropriate their parents. The service is intended to improve mental health, wellbeing and emotional resilience, including for children and young people who are affected, or at risk of being affected, by poor mental health. It covers primary, secondary and additional support needs (ASN) schools across Renfrewshire. The provider is expected to deliver counselling and preventative programmes, make the universal service accessible across the school estate, and respond flexibly to local need. This is a public-sector health and wellbeing service, classified under CPV 85312320 for counselling services, with one provider responsible for delivery.

The procurement has been completed following an open procedure for a single provider. The submission deadline and bid opening were 10 April 2026 at 12:00, and the award process began on that date. Health Is One Ltd was awarded the contract, with the award recorded against the sole lot. The estimated value was £763,000; the signed contract value is £761,800. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 May 2027, with renewal possible. Evaluation included price and quality, including a complaints procedure criterion worth 2%; price was recorded as 20. Three electronic bids were received, all from SMEs. English submissions were required and variants were not allowed.

This procurement indicates demand from Renfrewshire Council for a provider able to deliver counselling and preventative mental-health programmes directly within schools. A credible future competitor would need practical experience supporting children and young people across both primary and secondary education, including additional support needs settings, and the ability to work appropriately with parents where required. The service model calls for broad accessibility across a school estate rather than a narrow referral service, so suppliers need sufficient trained staff, operational coordination and capacity to provide consistent delivery across Renfrewshire. Flexibility and responsiveness to local need are central requirements. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate a clear, workable complaints procedure and manage electronic public-sector contracting and invoicing.

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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-r6ebe6-0000826021
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561253
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
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 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
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
Renfrewshire Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551291
    Access to Counselling in Schools - 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.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561253
    Access to Counselling in Schools - 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.

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