Provision of an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in Schools

Concepts

• counselling services
• swansea
• welfare services
• community and personal services
• counselling service
• other public services
• wellbeing service
• emotional health
• emotional health and wellbeing service
• schools

Location

Swansea

Description

Swansea Council is seeking to appoint an organisation to achieve the vision of an integrated and flexible Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in Schools (counselling service) which would meet the need for building resilient children and young people. The focus on building resilience is a key aspect of the developing Integrated Wellbeing Strategy.

Total Quantity or Scope

Swansea Council has previously procured a Counselling Service for Children and Young People for the provision of a statutory school-based counselling service for children aged 10-18 (years 6-13) the Council has, up until now, extended the offer to all children from 4 year olds (Reception to year 5). Swansea Council is committed to promoting, supporting and nurturing children and young people’s emotional well-being and working with wider partners, including the Health Board, Third Sector, Private sector and other public services to achieve this. We are seeking to improve outcomes for children, young people and families and focus on early intervention and prevention, to improve emotional health and wellbeing which will make education a more inclusive and accessible experience and enable pupils to reach their potential.

CPV Codes

• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register. 1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once): — Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk — Click the “Suppliers register here” link. — Enter your correct business and user details. — Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete. — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). — Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”. 2. Express an interest in the project: — Login to the portal with your username/password. — Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier). — 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 invitation to 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 and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on: — E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk — Phone: +44 8003684850 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=141918 (WA Ref:141918) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.