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18/0960 Counselling in Schools

Moray Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:01.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Feb 2024
Award ID
012141-2025-18/0960-1
Status
active
Location
Uddingston, UK, G71 5PH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • 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. 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
18/0960
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
incorrect date on original notice

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
19 Jan 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Jan 2024, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
19 Jan 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
19 Jan 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
12 Jan 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Where it is required within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service. Bidders are required to demonstrate they have suitably qualified staff who are members of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA) or equivalent

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Minimum
4B.5.1 - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: = 5 Million GBP Public Liability: = 5 Million GBP Product Liability: = 5 Million GBP 4B.6 - The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator. Where the operator is not able to make such a conformation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing. The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 audited financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations.
Description
4B.1.1 The Bidder should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover (minimum required 1,620,000 GBP)for 3 financial years.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Minimum
4C.1 - Bidders will be required to provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience of a similar service model carried out in the past three years.
Description
4C.1 - Please provide relevant examples of works carried out in the past 3 years

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
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. 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

Description
2x 12 month extensions.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM62
Entry 2
Region
UKM62

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welfare services for children and young people
Entry 2
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 3
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4852
Name
Moray Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM62
Locality
Elgin
Postal Code
IV30 1BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
High Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Moray Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1343563137
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-5275
Name
Elgin Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Elgin
Postal Code
IV30 1BU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sheriff Courthouse, High Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Elgin Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 343542505
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-48157
Name
Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Uddingston
Postal Code
G71 5PH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite G5 Grove House, 1 Kilmartin Place, Tannochside Park

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 3302020283

Award information

Award 1
Id
012141-2025-18/0960-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-48157
Name
Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012141-2025-18/0960-1
Status
active
Award ID
012141-2025-18/0960-1
Date Signed
7 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,385,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Elgin · UKM62 · IV30 1BX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM62

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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