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title: "Digital Counselling Service and Online Platform of Support"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000713225"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-01-26"
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# Digital Counselling Service and Online Platform of Support

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000713225

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council has completed an award for a contract titled "Digital Counselling Service and Online Platform of Support" in the services category. The procurement stage was conducted using an open procedure and involved Kooth Digital Health Limited as the awarded supplier. The contract, valued at £400,000 GBP, was signed on 25th January 2023. The tender aimed to provide digital counselling services to children and young people aged 10-18 years within the North Lanarkshire Council area.

This tender for a digital counselling service presents business growth opportunities for companies in the healthcare and digital services sectors. Businesses specialised in providing online counselling support services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The procurement method adopted was an open procedure, focusing on selecting the most economically advantageous tender. The contract had specific requirements related to probity checks due to the nature of the service and the involvement of Police Scotland in the evaluation process.

## Notice

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract to provide a digital counselling service and online platform of support to 'children and young people aged 10-18 years, and up to 26 for those who are care experienced', strictly limited to the North Lanarkshire Council area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide a digital counselling service and online platform of support to 'children and young people aged 10-18 years, and up to 26 for those who are care experienced', strictly limited to the North Lanarkshire Council area. . The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework ("the Framework") has a focus on early support for children and young people within the context of their families and communities. A key principle of the Framework is to provide support and services to which young people can self-refer. This shares the aspirations of the Promise, and the Plan for North Lanarkshire, focusing on co-production and support which is accessible where and when children, young people and their families need this most. Alongside this the North Lanarkshire Children's Services plan 2021-2023 sets out mental wellbeing as one of its key priorities. . The tender process will include a range of selection and award criteria, with objective to identify the most economically advantageous tender. .. 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: Initial 1 year duration, with option for up to an additional years 3 years subject to continued annual funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469548 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,000 |

## 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 | KOOTH DIGITAL HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469548
- 11 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464077

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464077
  Digital Counselling Service and Online Platform of Support - North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract to provide a digital counselling service and online platform of support to 'children and young people aged 10-18 years, and up to 26 for those who are care experienced', strictly limited to the North Lanarkshire Council area.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469548
  Digital Counselling Service and Online Platform of Support - North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract to provide a digital counselling service and online platform of support to 'children and young people aged 10-18 years, and up to 26 for those who are care experienced', strictly limited to the North Lanarkshire Council area.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000713225
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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