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title: "Self Harm Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037249"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2022-10-03"
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# Self Harm Support Services

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037249

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## Summary

The North Ayrshire Council has recently completed a tender process for the provision of self-harm support services. The title of the procurement opportunity is "Self Harm Support Services" falling under the industry category of guidance and counselling services. This tender focused on services and aimed to find a single provider to deliver self-harm support services across North Ayrshire. Key dates to note include the tender initiation on the NAC/5098, with an award signed on 2022-09-09 amounting to GBP 231,097.04. The location of the service delivery is in North Ayrshire, and the buying organisation is the North Ayrshire Council.

This tender opportunity can create business growth opportunities for organisations providing guidance and counselling services, especially those with experience in delivering self-harm support services. The tender emphasises a 3-strand approach to support individuals who self-harm, including one-to-one support, awareness-raising sessions, and developmental work. Businesses who can offer these services effectively and have the necessary compliance certifications stand a strong chance of competing successfully in this open tender process. Interested businesses should ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations and possess the capacity to deliver support services in North Ayrshire as specified in the tender.

## Notice

The tender is for a single provider to deliver self-harm support services across North Ayrshire. The service takes a 3-strand approach to support those who self-harm: One to one support service for those who wish to address their self-harm Training and awareness-raising sessions for all agencies Developmental being able to respond organically to new developments and pieces of work

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of self-harm service for services users aged 11 and upwards who are ordinarily resident in North Ayrshire. service delivery will offer a three-strand approach across North Ayrshire to support those who self-harm and to develop good practice around this issue: Strand A - One-to-One Support Provide 16-20 hours per week of one-to-one support for those who self-harm from the age of 11 years and above. The service should support individuals who are self-harming by developing alternative coping mechanisms and help to minimise risk. There shall be a four-week maximum limit of 80 hours of direct contact between the Provider and those who self-harm. The service should support a minimum of 50 individuals per year Strand B - Awareness Raising Provide a minimum of 12 self-harm awareness-raising sessions per year to different groups, workers, teams and organisations, families/ guardians, and peers. These sessions should focus on raising awareness of the issues for anyone who might come into contact with someone who self-harms and to enable them to understand and support individuals more effectively Identify and deliver consistent messages around self-harm through training and awareness-raising sessions. Strand C - Develop Self-Harm Strategies Provide expertise to a range of partners for developing self-harm management strategies and identifying pathways to further training To provide documentation promoting self-harm strategies and best practice guidelines To work with local partners to improve on existing self-harm strategies Contribute to regional forums and work alongside the Partnership to ensure the continuing development of local self-harm strategies. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027645-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £231,097 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PENUMBRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2022 at 09:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027645-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000699155
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:191278-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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