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Appointment of a School Counsellor (Prestwick Academy - AM)

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 service for pupils, classified under CPV 85312320, and is delivered in Prestwick, South Ayrshire. The council is the buying organisation and also acts as a central purchasing body. This is a public-sector education and wellbeing service rather than a construction, goods supply or general consultancy requirement. The single requirement covers the appointment of one school counsellor. The awarded supplier, Alan Mclauchlan Counselling, is based in Ayr and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. Businesses providing counselling services in schools, particularly those able to work with academy pupils in the South Ayrshire area, are the closest commercial match.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Alan Mclauchlan Counselling for the single school-counsellor requirement. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and has a value of £12,600. South Ayrshire Council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated rationale is that the procurement value falls outside the scope of the applicable regulations. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The contract is recorded as active. The published outcome does not provide an award date or a contract end date, so the signed date and awarded value are the key confirmed commercial terms.

This outcome shows a direct requirement from South Ayrshire Council for counselling provision within a secondary-school setting at Prestwick Academy. A credible future supplier would need qualified counselling capability, experience of supporting children or young people in education, and the professional judgement to work appropriately with pupils, school staff and safeguarding processes. Local knowledge of Prestwick and South Ayrshire may help with reliable on-site delivery, although the requirement does not state that suppliers must be local. The selected provider was an SME, demonstrating that this scale of school-based counselling work can suit a small specialist practice rather than only a large national provider. Firms with a comparable education portfolio and electronic procurement capability should monitor this buyer’s related requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Prestwick Academy - AM)

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-r6ebe6-0000838250
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560782
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
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

Alan Mclauchlan Counselling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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