SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICES

Concepts

• counselling services
• school counselling services
• lochgilphead
• special schools
• schools service on behalf of the council
• schools service
• guidance and counselling
• counselling service
• secondary school pupils
• universally accessible service

Location

Scotland: Argyll and Bute Council

Description

The Council require a Service Provider to provide a Counselling in Schools Service on behalf of the Council in the Argyll and Bute area. The counselling service is a universally accessible service and should be available to secondary school pupils (primarily), and primary and special schools in communities for pupils aged 10 and over.

Renewal Options

The Contract may be extended for up to 1 + 1 years at the option of Argyll and Bute Council, subject to satisfactory performance of the contract.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders are invited to attend a Bidders Presentation and a Q&A Session on the 28th of October at 1pm via MS Teams. Please see tender documents for full details. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=710821. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: See attached tender document. (SC Ref:710821)