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Appointment of a school counsellor (QMA - EC)

South Ayrshire Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council appointed a school counsellor to provide counselling services for a school-based setting in South Ayrshire, with delivery associated with the Ayr area. The requirement is classified as school counselling services (CPV 85312320) and was arranged as a single requirement. The council is the local authority buyer and also acts as a central purchasing body. This opportunity is relevant to counselling professionals and providers able to deliver structured support in a school environment, work with children and young people, and operate within the council’s service setting. The successful provider was an individual counsellor based in Maybole, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a small specialist practice or sole practitioner rather than only by a large services organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Eilidh Campbell for the single school counsellor requirement. The related contract is active and was signed on 8 July 2026. Its value is £12,040. South Ayrshire Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, stating that the value fell outside the scope of the applicable procurement regulations. One bid was received, submitted electronically by an SME. The award records one supplier and one completed lot. The contracting route therefore involved a direct, small-scale appointment rather than an open competitive tender, with the supplier selected through the council’s limited procedure. The award information does not set out separate quality, price or other scoring criteria.

For counselling specialists, this award demonstrates local authority demand for school-based counselling delivered by a small provider or sole practitioner. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need professional counselling capability suited to children and young people, the ability to provide consistent one-to-one support in a school environment, and the capacity to work within South Ayrshire Council’s operating arrangements. Experience of safeguarding, confidentiality, record handling and communication with schools and public-sector stakeholders would strengthen credibility where those responsibilities form part of the service. The single electronic bid and appointment of an SME indicate that a large corporate structure was not necessary for this requirement. Providers should therefore focus on demonstrable practitioner competence, reliable local delivery and the ability to manage a defined counselling service at modest scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a school counsellor (QMA - EC)

Notice Description

Appointment of a school counsellor (QMA - EC)

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-r6ebe6-0000838244
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561244
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
£12,040 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 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

Eilidh Campbell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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