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Appointment of a School Counsellor (Prestwick Academy - SV)

South Ayrshire Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council appointed a school counsellor for Prestwick Academy. The requirement is a counselling and psychotherapy service delivered for the school in Prestwick, South Ayrshire. It is a public service rather than a supply or construction contract, classified under CPV 85312320 for guidance and counselling services. The council is the buying organisation and also acts as a central purchasing body. The requirement was arranged as a single lot covering the appointment of the school counsellor. The service is therefore relevant to counselling and psychotherapy practices, individual practitioners and specialist providers with experience of supporting pupils in a secondary-school setting and working with education-sector clients in the local area.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Senga Vance Counselling and Psychotherapy, a small or medium-sized enterprise. The award covered the single school-counsellor requirement. The contract value is £18,900, excluding any different treatment of tax not stated in the record. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and is recorded as active. South Ayrshire Council used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition. The council states that the value placed the procurement outside the scope of the applicable regulations. One bid was received, submitted electronically by an SME. No separate contract duration or award date is recorded.

This award demonstrates a defined local requirement for counselling and psychotherapy support within a secondary academy, with a contract of modest specialist-service scale. It provides a useful benchmark for practitioners and small counselling businesses that serve schools, councils or other public-sector organisations. A credible future competitor would need to provide qualified counselling capability suited to young people, understand the safeguarding and confidentiality expectations of school-based work, and work effectively with school and council stakeholders. Providers with a clear education-sector service model, reliable capacity for regular delivery and experience managing sensitive pupil support would be well placed. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this type of requirement can suit a focused independent practice rather than only a large national provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Prestwick Academy - SV)

Notice Description

Appointment of a School Counsellor

Lot Information

Lot 1

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Prestwick Academy - SV)

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-r6ebe6-0000838249
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560780
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
£18,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 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

Senga Vance Counselling and Psychotherapy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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