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Appointment of a School Counsellor (Queen Margaret Academy MB)

South Ayrshire Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council appointed a school counsellor for Queen Margaret Academy, serving pupils through a counselling service. The requirement is a professional service rather than the supply of goods or construction works, and falls under CPV 85312320, counselling services. The buying organisation is South Ayrshire Council, a local authority and central purchasing body. Delivery is associated with South Ayrshire, with the tender listing the UKM94 area. The single requirement covered the appointment of one school counsellor, providing specialist counselling support within the school setting. This opportunity is therefore relevant to counselling practices and individual practitioners with experience of delivering school-based counselling services for a local authority or education environment.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded. South Ayrshire Council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, stating that the procurement fell outside the scope of the regulations because of its value. There was one lot covering the school counsellor appointment. Maria Berry Counselling Service was awarded the contract. The award was recorded on 21 July 2026, and the contract was signed on 8 July 2026. The contract value is £12,600. One bid was received, submitted electronically by an SME; it was the only bid recorded for the lot. The contract is active, and the tender was evaluated through the stated direct award route rather than an open competition.

This award shows a defined local-authority requirement for counselling delivered in a secondary-school setting, with a small contract scale suited to an individual practitioner or specialist microbusiness. A credible future provider would need to demonstrate professional counselling capability, the ability to work appropriately with pupils and school staff, and reliable delivery within an education environment. Experience of safeguarding, confidentiality, referral pathways and managing a school-based caseload would strengthen a supplier’s position, although the published process does not identify specific accreditations or qualification thresholds. The award also shows that a small counselling practice can be selected for this type of public-sector service, and that the council has used a straightforward route for a requirement outside the regulations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Queen Margaret Academy MB)

Notice Description

Appointment of a School Counsellor

Procurement Information

The Value of this procurement is outside the scope of the application of the regulations

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838066
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560620
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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 Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA7 1DR
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Ayr West
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Maria Berry Counselling Service

Further Information

Notice Documents

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