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title: "Staying Well - Vicarious Trauma Counselling Service for Staff"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000540569"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2018-06-19"
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# Staying Well - Vicarious Trauma Counselling Service for Staff

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000540569

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## Summary

The procurement process involves North Ayrshire Council, which is located at Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, UK. The contract, titled "Staying Well - Vicarious Trauma Counselling Service for Staff," focuses on providing mandatory counselling services for staff engaged in specific programmes. This procurement falls under the services category and is currently in the active stage. The tender was announced with a bid submission deadline of 8th May 2018, and the contract period is expected to commence on 28th May 2018, lasting until 31st March 2019, with an option for a two-year extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those in the counselling and mental health services sector. Companies experienced in providing therapeutic support, particularly related to trauma and staff welfare in educational or social service contexts, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The opportunity to engage with local authorities like North Ayrshire Council can facilitate business growth, enhance service delivery in the community, and expand the provider's portfolio through potential contract renewals and additional service offerings.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council requires a mandatory 'staying well' counselling service for staff delivering the Moving Forward Making Changes and Caledonian programmes and for the Women's and Children's Service Workers for the Caledonian System. This includes a staff total of 6 programme facilitators and 4 Women and Childrens Service Workers. Service provider to deliver individual counselling sessions that will reflect on the individuals personal safety plan. This should involve discussion about their personal safety plan at every session.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires a mandatory 'staying well' counselling service for staff delivering the Moving Forward Making Changes and Caledonian programmes and for the Women's and Children's Service Workers for the Caledonian System. This includes a staff total of 6 programme facilitators and 4 Womens and Childrens Service Workers. Service provider to deliver individual counselling sessions that will reflect on the individual's personal safety plan. This should involve discussion about their personal safety plan at every session. Service provider must deliver 3 sessions per year to the identified staff group of 10, amounting in a total of 30 sessions per year. Service provider to lead 2 practice based group sessions with Caledonian Women and Childrens Service Workers. These sessions should have a brief agenda to structure discussion but also have flexibility to respond to the issues identified by the staff group. Service provider to lead 2 practice based training sessions to a wider staff group (approximately 60 staff in total) across Ayrshire, supporting staff to understand vicarious trauma, how to identify warning signs and how to develop a 'staying well' plan which will increase resilience to vicarious trauma. The expectation is that this contract would run between 28th May 2018 and 31st March 2019 with an option to extend for a further two years until 31st March 2021. The service provider will not be expected to provide a venue for this service, this will be provided by the Partnership Delivery Team and Justice Social Work Staff at locations in Ayrshire convenient for staff. As part of the contractual arrangement there will be no requirement for the holding, processing or storing of information assets in relation to the service provided on your company's computing and networking systems. If at any time this becomes a requirement this must be discussed with the Council and not undertaken until agreements related to the security of your computing and networking systems have been mutually agreed.

Renewal: there is an option to extend annually for up to a further two years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322608 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 8 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jun 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Either after the initial 1 years contract period of at the end of the two year extension. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,850 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322608
- 24 Apr 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR317451

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR317451&idx=3
  2nd May 2018 - Questions & Answers 02.05.2018
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR317451&idx=1
  24th April 2018 - QQ-1198 Project Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR317451&idx=2
  24th April 2018 - QQ-1198 Pricing Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR317451
  Staying Well - Vicarious Trauma Counselling Service for Staff - North Ayrshire Council requires a mandatory 'staying well' counselling service for staff delivering the Moving Forward Making Changes and Caledonian programmes and for the Women's and Children's Service Workers for the Caledonian System. This includes a staff total of 6 programme facilitators and 4 Women and Childrens Service Workers. Service provider to deliver individual counselling sessions that will reflect on the individuals personal safety plan. This should involve discussion about their personal safety plan at every session.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322608
  Staying Well - Vicarious Trauma Counselling Service for Staff - North Ayrshire Council requires a mandatory 'staying well' counselling service for staff delivering the Moving Forward Making Changes and Caledonian programmes and for the Women's and Children's Service Workers for the Caledonian System. This includes a staff total of 6 programme facilitators and 4 Women and Childrens Service Workers. Service provider to deliver individual counselling sessions that will reflect on the individuals personal safety plan. This should involve discussion about their personal safety plan at every session.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000540569

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