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Appointment of a School Counsellor (Girvan Academy - GM)

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 Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire. The requirement is a counselling service supporting the school’s pupils, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. It sits within public-sector health and social support services, with the classification describing counselling services. The council is the buying organisation and also acts as a central purchasing body. The named school is Girvan Academy, in Girvan, while the council is based in Ayr. The requirement was organised as one lot covering the appointment of a school counsellor. This opportunity is therefore relevant to counselling practices and individual school counsellors able to deliver services in the Girvan area.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. South Ayrshire Council selected GMcvarriecounselling as supplier for the single lot. The contract value is £28,000, and it was signed on 8 July 2026. The process used a limited procedure, specifically an award 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, all submitted electronically, and it came from an SME. The procurement was treated as a services requirement and is covered by the GPA. The published process status is complete.

This award shows that South Ayrshire Council buys direct school-based counselling support for Girvan Academy through a limited route, with delivery focused on a named local school. A credible future competitor would need to provide professional counselling capacity suitable for a secondary-school environment, work reliably with the school and council, and demonstrate that it can support pupils within the required local area. The selected supplier was an SME, and the sole bid was submitted electronically, indicating that the requirement can be accessible to a small specialist provider rather than only a large organisation. Counselling practices and independent counsellors with established safeguarding, confidentiality, record-keeping and school liaison arrangements would be well placed to assess similar demand from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Girvan Academy - GM)

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-r6ebe6-0000838254
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560799
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
£28,000 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

GMcVarrie Counselling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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