Provision of a School Age Counselling Service

Concepts

• counselling services
• greenock
• guidance and counselling
• existing services
• school staff
• schools
• an early help service
• a new service
• a counselling service
• the service

Location

Greenock

Description

Inverclyde Council on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and in conjunction with Inverclyde Council’s Education Service seeking a provider to deliver a new service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This will be a counselling service delivered predominantly in schools, but also where necessary in homes and community settings, to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will be child centred and governed by the Inverclyde GIRFEC Practice Guidance with a single point referral system and one door philosophy of help and support. It will deliver key strands of activities including but not limited to the following: a) One to one counselling and assessment and interventions for children and young people (including intensive interventions /crisis-based work depending on need); b) Group work; c) Drop in sessions for children & young people in schools; d) Improved links with GPs, community link workers and primary care and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CAMHS; 2.11. e) Support to parents and families to support children and young persons; f) Support and consultation for teachers and school staff; g) Professional learning and training for teachers and staff to increase capacity and resilience to respond, manage and safety plan for children & young people. h) Utilisation of technology to support engagement, virtual approaches and delivery of the service; i) Preventative activities with the broader population to raise the profile of the service; j) Development and delivery of appropriate promotional and communication media and materials for the service to raise awareness of the service and how to access the service; k) Provision of a service throughout the school holidays; and l) Link and work collaboratively with existing services.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

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

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

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 SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety. The bidder must hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: CHILD PROTECTION POLICY The bidder must have a documented Child Protection Policy that fully meets the Protection of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004). TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure. TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.6 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25894. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:757151)