Provision of Child Counselling & Support Services: Lots 1-6

A Contract Award Notice
by EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
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Sector
HEALTH
Published
08 Oct 2024
Delivery
To 08 Oct 2028 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

East Renfrewshire

Geochart for 2 buyers and 6 suppliers

2 buyers

1 supplier

Description

East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the provision of Child Counselling and Support Services across the following lots:  Lot 1 - Counselling service (one to one and group work) to 7 mainstream secondary schools  Lot 2 - Counselling service (one to one) to 24 mainstream primary schools  Lot 3 - Group work to 24 mainstream primary schools  Lot 4 - Play Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools  Lot 5 - Art Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools  Lot 6 - Drama Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools A sole supplier will be appointed onto each of the 6 Lots available. Bidders should only bid for multiple lots where they have the capacity to deliver multiple lots. If a bidder is successful in more than one lot, they will be expected to deliver the services within all the lots bid for / successful in. Values shown are exclusive of VAT and represent total value for a 48 month contract. No spend is guaranteed.

Lot Division

1 Counselling service (one to one and group work) to 7 mainstream secondary schools

The service is for the provision of formal counselling and will follow the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapy (BACP) definition of counselling which is: ‘a professional activity delivered by qualified practitioners in schools. Counsellors offer troubled and/or distressed children and young people an opportunity to talk about their difficulties, within a relationship of agreed confidentiality.’ Therefore confidentiality, accountability and clinical supervision are paramount. The allocation of sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Through discussion with school staff these should be a mixture of both one to one counselling and group work. Bidders are required to specify the cost of sessions as well as the type of counselling approach and anticipated duration for each referral. This service shall be delivered to young people aged 11 to 18 years who attend an ERC mainstream secondary school and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person. Examples of mild to moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues.
2 Counselling service (one to one) to 24 mainstream primary schools

The service is for the provision of formal counselling and will follow the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapy (BACP) definition of counselling which is: ‘a professional activity delivered by qualified practitioners in schools. Counsellors offer troubled and/or distressed children and young people an opportunity to talk about their difficulties, within a relationship of agreed confidentiality.’ Therefore confidentiality, accountability and clinical supervision are paramount. The allocation of sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Bidders are required to specify the cost of sessions as well as the type of counselling approach and anticipated duration for each referral. This service shall be delivered to children / young people aged 4 and a half to 12 years (Primary 1 - 7) who are attending an ERC mainstream primary school and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person. Examples of mild to moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues.
3 Group work to 24 mainstream primary schools

The service is for the provision of group work for children and young people targeting moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues. The allocation of group-work sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Bidders are required to specify the price of group sessions for 3-6 pupils as well as the type of group work and anticipated duration for each group. This service shall be delivered to children and young people aged 4 and a half to 12 years (Primary 1 - 7) who attend an ERC mainstream primary school and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person. The service must complement and build upon the range of whole-school and targeted approaches already available in ERC schools to help support the mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of children and young people.
4 Play Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools

The service is for the provision of Play Therapy for children and young people targeting moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues. The allocation of therapy sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Bidders are required to specify the price of therapy sessions as well as the type of therapeutic intervention and anticipated duration for each session. This service shall be delivered to children and young people aged 4 and a half to 12 years (Primary 1 - 7) who attend an ERC mainstream primary school and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person.
5 Art Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools

The service is for the provision of Art Therapy for children and young people targeting moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues. The allocation of therapy sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Bidders are required to specify the cost of sessions as well as the type of therapeutic work and anticipated duration for each session. This service shall be delivered to children and young people aged 4 and a half to 12 years (Primary 1 - 7) who attend an ERC mainstream primary and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person.
6 Drama Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools

The service is for the provision of Drama Therapy for children and young people targeting moderate mental health difficulties include but are not limited to anxiety, mild depression, distress, phobias, mild self-harm, mild obsessive compulsive difficulties and behaviours symptomatic of relational disconnection and trauma, for example, in relation to transitions, bereavement and loss, friendship problems, self-esteem, loneliness, school pressures and social and family issues. The allocation of therapy sessions to each school will be based on the funding available to the school (number of pupils). Bidders are required to specify the cost of sessions as well as the type of therapeutic work and anticipated duration for each session. This service shall be delivered to children / young people aged 4 and a half to 12 years (Primary 1 - 7) who attend an ERC mainstream primary and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties which are at risk of or are causing distress and impacting on the day to day life of the child or young person.

Award Detail

1 Unnamed (None)
  • Counselling service (one to one and group work) to 7 mainstream secondary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.
2 Unnamed (None)
  • Counselling service (one to one) to 24 mainstream primary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.
3 Unnamed (None)
  • Group work to 24 mainstream primary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.
4 Unnamed (None)
  • Play Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.
5 Unnamed (None)
  • Art Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.
6 Unnamed (None)
  • Drama Therapy to 24 mainstream primary schools
  • Reference: erc000327
  • CONTRACT NOT AWARDED – PROCUREMENT DISCONTINUED.

Award Criteria

as per procurement docs 100.0
PRICE _

CPV Codes

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice. Community Benefits are required under this contract. (SC Ref:779945)

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