Powys Young People's Independent School and Community based Counselling Services

Concepts

• powys young people's independent school and community based counselling services
• powys county council
• health and social work
• llandrindod wells
• young people’s independent school and community based counselling service
• counselling services
• powys young people's independent school
• counselling service
• young people
• service mobilisation date

Location

Powys:

Description

Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with a suitably competent, experienced and qualified provider (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of a Young People’s Independent School and Community based Counselling Service (‘the Service’). This is a formal invitation to submit a fixed price to deliver the service. It is anticipated that the service mobilisation date will be 1st October 2023. However, the Council may at its discretion alter this date. The Contract will commence on the date indicated in the award correspondence and will continue from that date until 30th September 2025 (“the Term”) at which date the agreement will automatically terminate unless the Council exercises its option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year, plus 1 year. The service will: - Provide a core face to face and online counselling service with flexibility for additional sessions/hours to be purchased if demand should increase. - Provide a one to one specialised counselling service to serve an age range of: - 11-19 year olds (years 7-13) for the face to face service across all secondary school sites and a range of community based settings. - 11-25 year olds for the online service. - Provide a one to one specialised counselling service to a small number of referred/identified 10 year olds (year 6 pupils). - Deliver group support/counselling to young people, as required, as agreed between the Council and the provider. - Additional grant funding through the Regional Partnership Board (RPB) provides an element of group work in secondary schools on topics such as exam stress and transition. - A face to face counselling intervention under this contract will be for a maximum of 8 sessions plus an assessment session per service user (historical delivery patterns show that the average intervention is 7 session per service user). - A group support/counselling session under this contract will be for a maximum of 4 sessions.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service relates to the delivery of a county wide Independent School and Community Based Counselling Service for young people in Powys, incorporating independent face to face (formerly school-based) counselling and online/remote counselling.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on etenderwales Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel. Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.u Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender 1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - Click the “Click here to register” link - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “Open Access ITTs” link. - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on: - eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk - Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480 Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to: Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132564 (WA Ref:132564) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.