18/0960 Counselling in Schools

Concepts

• counselling services
• elgin
• guidance and counselling
• whole school
• secondary school pupils
• schools
• whole-school
• our primary schools
• counselling
• school

Location

Elgin

Description

The Council is seeking to appoint an external Service Provider that is experienced and appropriately qualified to implement and deliver a counselling service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years) that is embedded within a whole system approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing, including whole school and early intervention approaches.

Total Quantity or Scope

The counselling service will be a universally accessible service and should be available to secondary school pupils (primarily), and pupils aged 10 and over in our primary schools. The service should complement the range of whole-school and targeted approaches already available in schools to help support the mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of children and young people.

Renewal Options

2x 12 month extensions.

CPV Codes

• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25694 . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:751810)