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Appointment of a School Counsellor (Carrick Academy - KG)

South Ayrshire Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council appointed a school counsellor for Carrick Academy, serving the school community in Ayr. The requirement is a counselling service, classified under school psychological and counselling services (CPV 85312320). It was a single-lot service requirement covering the appointment and delivery of school counselling. The council is the local authority buyer and also acts as a central purchasing body. The work is associated with Carrick Academy in the South Ayrshire area, with Ayr as the relevant named locality. This opportunity is therefore relevant to counselling practices and individual practitioners able to provide professional school-based counselling services for a local authority education setting, particularly those operating in or able to serve Ayr and surrounding South Ayrshire communities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to KG Counselling. The contract is active, was signed on 8 July 2026, and is valued at £28,000. South Ayrshire Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice because it considered the value outside the scope of the procurement regulations. The requirement was evaluated through this award route rather than an open competition. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. The process covered one lot for appointing a school counsellor. The published outcome records KG Counselling as the successful supplier for that lot. The award provides evidence of a completed council purchase of school counselling services at this contract scale.

For a supplier that did not win, this award is a clear example of South Ayrshire Council’s demand for school counselling at Carrick Academy. A credible future competitor would need to provide counselling directly in a school environment and demonstrate the professional capability to support pupils within an education setting. The requirement is suited to specialist counselling practices, sole practitioners and small businesses: the selected supplier was an SME, and the only recorded bid was submitted electronically. Providers serving Ayr and the wider South Ayrshire area may be well placed to meet the local delivery requirement. The procurement also shows that the council can use a limited, non-competitive route for lower-value counselling requirements, so established relationships and readiness to respond to council-led opportunities may matter.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Appointment of a School Counsellor (Carrick Academy - KG)

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-r6ebe6-0000838868
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561251
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
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

KG Counselling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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