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title: "Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees"
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# Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000592753

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## Summary

North Lanarkshire Council is at the forefront of the procurement process for the contract titled "Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees," set within the services industry. The contract, valued at £125,000, is aimed at providing professional counselling services to support the wellbeing of council employees, encompassing physical, financial, and psychological advice. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, with the tender period concluding on 26th September 2019. Awarding of the contract occurred on 4th October 2019, with the contract currently active, based in Motherwell, UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in counselling and mental health services, particularly those able to provide qualified practitioners who are members of recognised professional bodies such as the BACP or COSCA. Companies with a proven track record in delivering comprehensive wellbeing services, including helplines, counselling, and post-critical incident support, will find this particularly appealing. Strategic partnerships among SMEs may also enhance competitiveness, allowing for comprehensive service delivery in response to the comprehensive requirements set forth by North Lanarkshire Council.

## Notice

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking to engage a professional and confidential service for employees

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is seeking supplier to provide a professional and confidential service (to include the provision of employer referrals and self-referrals) to fully support the wellbeing of our employees, this is to include physical wellbeing advice, financial wellbeing, psychological wellbeing support. . The services required include a helpline for general advice and guidance, psychological guidance and emotional support, individual counselling, either over the phone or face to face at the Providers premises, post critical incident support assistance for managers by offering a resource they can use in managing and assisting staff. . Tenders must be submitted for the full requirements; only tenders submitted on this basis will be considered. . Tenderers must respond to a range of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope. . Tenderers must download and complete a range of Award based questions and statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope. . Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule that is located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope. . The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the documents contained within the PCS-T tendering system; Invitation to Tender (ITT) Document and the Council's Terms and Conditions of Contract. . The service shall be provided by professionally qualified and competent counselling practitioners who maintain membership of an appropriate professional body such as British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or the Professional Body for Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA).. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS. 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.

Renewal: Option to extend for a period of 6 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369007 |
| 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 | 14 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | £125,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £125,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## 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
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369007
- 29 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364564

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364564
  Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees - North Lanarkshire Council is seeking to engage a professional and confidential service for employees
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT369007
  Professional Confidential Counselling Service for Council Employees - North Lanarkshire Council is seeking to engage a professional and confidential service for employees

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000592753
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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