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title: "Child Counselling in Education Establishments"
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# Child Counselling in Education Establishments

Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a808

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council, in collaboration with West Dunbartonshire Council, has concluded an open procurement process for the provision of child counselling services in education establishments under the framework agreement titled "Child Counselling in Education Establishments." The contract, valued at £8,000,000, encompasses counselling services for pupils aged 5-18 years in all mainstream primary and secondary schools in Glasgow and secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire. The procurement involved a competitive process with multiple lots, including One to One Counselling and Play Therapy for primary schools, as well as counselling services for secondary schools. Key dates included the finalisation of contract awards on 18 February 2025.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in mental health services and educational interventions. Companies providing counselling, play therapy, and art therapy services can benefit from participating in this framework. Businesses that can deliver structured, outcome-focused mental health support and demonstrate strong relationship-based interventions are particularly well-suited. SME suppliers such as Lifelink, With Kids, and Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd have been successful in securing lots within this framework, reflecting the ample opportunities available for small and medium-sized enterprises to engage and grow their operations within the public sector education space.

## Notice

Glasgow City Council invited tender bids to be part of a framework from suppliers with experience in delivering Counselling Services and other evidence based interventions to pupils aged 5-18 years within all mainstream primary and secondary schools across Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire. The provider(s) must: - Improve children and young people's mental health and be outcome focussed; - Provide easy access to the service evidenced by referral numbers, accepted numbers and waiting times for intervention; - Ensure children and young people receive the support they need in a structured way, working through a programme of care including outcome measures, goal-based outcomes and children's plans, - Ensure children and young people are receiving the right help at the right time, - Foster strong relationship-based Interventions and care plans for children and young people, - Ensure children and young people and carers are well informed of available supports and services and can access the supports with marketing information regarding the service being provided in appropriate formats and media via school setting. The provider(s) must be able to provide the following management information during the contract: - A set of case studies and quotes report based on qualitative data from actual referrals, - A termly update report which provides a top line overview of programme activities and outcomes, - End of year evaluation report, assessing the counselling outcomes and wider impact.

### Lot Information

One to One Counselling - Primary Schools

Access to Counselling service (one to one) for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 Primary schools within Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Play Therapy - Primary Schools

Access to Play therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in in section II.1.4.

Art Therapy - Primary Schools

Access to Art Therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Secondary Schools - Counselling Services

Access to Counselling services for pupils within 30 mainstream secondary schools in Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008315-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This is a recurring procurement with the next framework renewal expected to be advertised late 2027. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,220,001 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Dumbarton |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | IMPACT ARTS (PROJECTS; LIFELINK; WITH KIDS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2025 at 10:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008315-2025
- 25 Oct 2024 at 10:27 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034632-2024
- 11 Oct 2024 at 11:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032783-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/suppliers/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000792460
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00153
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00196
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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