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title: "CT0983 - Adult Counselling and Psychological Therapies"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000675080"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
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# CT0983 - Adult Counselling and Psychological Therapies

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000675080

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract for adult counselling and psychological therapies titled "CT0983 - Adult Counselling and Psychological Therapies". The procurement process involved a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The service aims to aid sustained recovery from drug and alcohol use, with a total contract value of £3,970,999.56 GBP. The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was signed on 2nd November 2022.

This tender by The City of Edinburgh Council presents an opportunity for organisations specialised in providing counselling and psychotherapy services to participate. The contract focuses on integrating evidence-based interventions for recovery from substance misuse in Edinburgh, including services in the local prison. Businesses experienced in delivering high-quality services within the professional governance framework, specifically related to alcohol and drug recovery, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

## Notice

Award of a service for counselling and psychological therapies to aid the sustained recovery from Drugs and/or Alcohol use across the city. The service is also required in the local prison where the service is to support prisoners to recover for drug and/or alcohol use.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of contract The Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EADP) require a service to: Provide integrated counselling interventions which incorporate evidence based psychosocial interventions and therapies. These will be delivered within boundaried, therapeutic relationships and informed by an understanding of attachment, trauma and the process of recovery from addiction; Provide demonstrably high quality and effective interventions within the professional governance structure of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)/ Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA) or equivalent. Have a very strong, specific understanding of recovery from the misuse of alcohol, of psycho-stimulants and of other drugs. And have organisational expertise in relation to each of these areas of need to contribute to the strategic development of the system of care. Be able to provide additional non counselling interventions to complement the primary 1:1 interventions. Deliver services from an easily accessible location in central Edinburgh and across the local areas of the city and within HM Prison Edinburgh. Online services should also be a component of the service. Be demonstrably high quality and effective organisation (or organisations), able to contribute to the development of the local recovery orientated system of care as well as delivering a service.. This opportunity is open to single organisations or partnerships / consortia.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463450 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | 21 Feb 2022 |
| Award date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,974,898 |
| Lots value | £3,974,898 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,970,999 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDINBURGH & LOTHIAN COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463450
- 19 Apr 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR446363
- 7 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437154

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN437154&idx=1
  25th February 2022 - Provider Event Slides with Q&A.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN437154
  CT0983 - Counselling and Psychotherapy Service to reduce Alcohol and Drug Misuse - The City of Edinburgh Council (on behalf of the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drugs Partnership), is considering options for the future delivery of counselling and Psychotherapy services to enable recovery from drugs and alcohol misuse.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR446363
  CT0983 - Adult Counselling and Psychological Therapies - The City of Edinburgh Council (on behalf of the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drugs Partnership), require a service for counselling and psychological therapies to aid the sustained recovery from Drugs and/or Alcohol use across the city. The service is also required in the local prison where the service is to support prisoners to recover for drug and/or alcohol use.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463450
  CT0983 - Adult Counselling and Psychological Therapies - Award of a service for counselling and psychological therapies to aid the sustained recovery from Drugs and/or Alcohol use across the city. The service is also required in the local prison where the service is to support prisoners to recover for drug and/or alcohol use.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000675080
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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