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School Based Counselling Service

Renfrewshire Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council is procuring a school-based counselling service for children and young people in Renfrewshire, covering two primary schools and one secondary school. The service is intended to provide therapeutic support and improve pupils’ mental health, wellbeing and emotional resilience. Delivery will involve work with pupils, school staff and parents, including intensive one-to-one therapeutic counselling, drop-in sessions, group work and staff consultation. The service is expected to be available in the primary schools for two days throughout school term time. The procurement is for counselling and related therapeutic support services, classified under CPV 85312320. Renfrewshire Council, based in Paisley, is the buying organisation. The requirement also includes community benefits, with five community benefit points required as part of the service.

The process reached tender: Renfrewshire Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission using PCS-Tender. The deadline for tenders and bid opening was 31 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract is valued at £52,143.55, including the stated currency of GBP, and has a duration of 270 days. The service is required for one lot and variants are not allowed. Bids must remain valid until 1 October 2026. Evaluation includes suitability, economic and technical criteria, alongside a pass/fail cyber security questionnaire covering systems and processes used to handle service-user and council data. The technical requirement is reserved to a particular profession. The council expects a minimum Dun and Bradstreet Failure Score of 20, or alternative financial evidence such as audited accounts where appropriate.

This opportunity suits professional counselling providers with established school-based or child and adolescent therapeutic services. Counsellors must be appropriately trained, qualified and accredited by a professional or therapeutic body such as COSCA or BACP. Delivery must follow relevant professional standards and a strict ethical framework covering confidentiality, accountability and clinical supervision. Suppliers need robust policies and practice for child protection, counsellor supervision, continuous professional development and current best practice in school-based counselling. All school-based staff require an up-to-date enhanced Disclosure Scotland PVG. Bidders also need systems and processes capable of securely processing and holding service-user and council data, demonstrated through the cyber security questionnaire. Organisations should have sufficient financial stability and capacity to provide regular counselling, group and consultation activity across three schools.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Based Counselling Service

Notice Description

Renfrewshire Council ("the Council") are seeking to enter into a contract in respect of a school-based counselling service. It will cover two primary schools and one secondary school to provide therapeutic support and improve the mental health and wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renfrewshire Council is seeking to continue a school-based counselling service in 2 primary schools from 18th October 2026 - 17 June 2027 to provide therapeutic support and improve the mental health and wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people. The services will include work with pupils, staff and parents in the form of intensive 1-1 therapeutic counselling, drop-in sessions, group work and staff consultation. The service will be expected to be available in the schools for 2 days in primary schools throughout school term time.. There is an existing Service for this provision, and it is the view of the Council that a Service Transfer (TUPE) may apply, however Tenderers should seek their own legal advice on this matter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839642
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561966
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£52,143 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Renfrewshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561966
    School Based Counselling Service - Renfrewshire Council ("the Council") are seeking to enter into a contract in respect of a school-based counselling service. It will cover two primary schools and one secondary school to provide therapeutic support and improve the mental health and wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people

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