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Child Counselling in Education Establishments

Glasgow City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:56.

Opportunity overview

Glasgow City Council invited tender bids to be part of a framework from suppliers with experience in delivering Counselling Services and other evidence based interventions to pupils aged 5-18 years within all mainstream primary and secondary schools across Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire. The provider(s) must: - Improve children and young people’s mental health and be outcome focussed; - Provide easy access to the service evidenced by referral numbers, accepted numbers and waiting times for intervention; - Ensure children and young people receive the support they need in a structured way, working through a programme of care including outcome measures, goal-based outcomes and children’s plans, - Ensure children and young people are receiving the right help at the right time, - Foster strong relationship-based Interventions and care plans for children and young people, - Ensure children and young people and carers are well informed of available supports and services and can access the supports with marketing information regarding the service being provided in appropriate formats and media via school setting. The provider(s) must be able to provide the following management information during the contract: - A set of case studies and quotes report based on qualitative data from actual referrals, - A termly update report which provides a top line overview of programme activities and outcomes, - End of year evaluation report, assessing the counselling outcomes and wider impact.

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.

Lifelink

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2025
Award ID
008315-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G51 1DR, United Kingdom

Lifelink

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2025
Award ID
008315-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G51 1DR, United Kingdom

With Kids

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2025
Award ID
008315-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G31 2XE, United Kingdom

Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£1
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2025
Award ID
008315-2025-4
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1TF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • Secondary Schools - Counselling ServicesValue not stated
  • One to One Counselling - Primary SchoolsValue not stated
  • Play Therapy - Primary SchoolsValue not stated
  • Art Therapy - Primary SchoolsValue 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
GCC006200CPU
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
Glasgow City Council ("the council") must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to conclude the framework agreement. The council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of dispatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("The Regulations"). The council is obliged to comply with the regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the council must not conclude the framework agreement system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of: or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic operators can write to the council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
To allow sufficient time for Terms and Conditions to be fully reviewed by potential bidders

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
21 Nov 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
13 Nov 2024, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
21 Nov 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
13 Nov 2024, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
13 Nov 2024, 12:00

Address

Street Address
Glasgow, UK

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
This is a recurring procurement with the next framework renewal expected to be advertised late 2027.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
4

Expected award period

Starts
13 Nov 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
13 Nov 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
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Minimum
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order to participate in the tendering process:- There is a minimum financial requirement that affects balance sheet strength. Financial requirements for balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Companies House, and previous two financial years. Balance Sheet Strength Companies Bidders must have achieved positive net worth over the past 3 individual financial years. Bidders must also not be subject to an insolvency process. Intangibles can be included for the purposes of the Total Assets Figure. The above would be expressed in the ration Total Assets/Total Liabilities. Charitable Companies/Charities The same requirements apply as above, although the ration would be based on the net worth of the unrestricted funds. A Bidder should have no outstanding issues, with regard to statutory filing requirements with Companies House. Bidders who do not comply with the above financial requirements but are part of a Group, can provide a Parent Guarantee (in the council style) if the Parent company satisfies the financial requirements stipulated above. Glasgow City Council reserves the right, at its own discretion, to seek such other information from the Bidder in accordance with Regulations 61 (&) or Regulation 61 (8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to prove the Bidder’s economic and financial standing. Insurance requirements - The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (10,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period. - The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Public Liability insurance to the value of at least FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING (5,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one claim and unlimited in the period. - The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services Abuse cover to the value of at least FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING (5,000,000 GBP) in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims. Policy MUST be written on a ‘claims occurring’ basis. Abuse cover written on a ‘claims made’ basis will NOT be accepted by Glasgow City Council. - The organisation shall take out and maintain throughout the period of their services and for a further 3 years on completion of their service, Professional Indemnity insurance to the value of at least TWO MILLION POUNDS STERLING (2,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one claim and in the aggregate. The above insurances shall be with an insurance company registered with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, or equivalent body for EU member states by the council and any organisation shall not sub-let or sub-contract any part of the commission unless the sub-contractor is similarly insured, unless the council agrees otherwise. It is the express responsibility of the lead organisation to ensure this is the case. Should the Bidder not have the specified insurances at the time of tendering then, the Bidder must certify in their response to this ITT that the specified insurance will be obtained.
Description
Financial Check Minimum Insurance Requirements

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
One to One Counselling - Primary Schools
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Access to Counselling service (one to one) for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 Primary schools within Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 2
Name
Outcomes
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 3
Name
Partnership Activity
Type
quality
Description
6%
Criterion 4
Name
Infrastructure
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Implementation
Type
quality
Description
7%
Criterion 6
Name
Monitoring and Evaluation
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 7
Name
Accessibility and Equality
Type
quality
Description
3%
Criterion 8
Name
Business Continuity
Type
quality
Description
4%
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
15

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
3
Title
Play Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Access to Play therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in in section II.1.4.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 2
Name
Outcomes
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 3
Name
Partnership Activity
Type
quality
Description
6%
Criterion 4
Name
Infrastructure
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Implementation
Type
quality
Description
7%
Criterion 6
Name
Monitoring and Evaluation
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 7
Name
Accessibility and Equality
Type
quality
Description
3%
Criterion 8
Name
Business Continuity
Type
quality
Description
4%
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
15

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
4
Title
Art Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Access to Art Therapy for Primary 1-7 pupils across the 141 mainstream primary schools in Glasgow in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 2
Name
Outcomes
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 3
Name
Partnership Activity
Type
quality
Description
6%
Criterion 4
Name
Infrastructure
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Implementation
Type
quality
Description
7%
Criterion 6
Name
Monitoring and Evaluation
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 7
Name
Accessibility and Equality
Type
quality
Description
3%
Criterion 8
Name
Business Continuity
Type
quality
Description
4%
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
15

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 4
Id
1
Title
Secondary Schools - Counselling Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Access to Counselling services for pupils within 30 mainstream secondary schools in Glasgow and in secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire in line with the information detailed in section II.1.4

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 2
Name
Outcomes
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 3
Name
Partnership Activity
Type
quality
Description
6%
Criterion 4
Name
Infrastructure
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Implementation
Type
quality
Description
7%
Criterion 6
Name
Monitoring and Evaluation
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 7
Name
Accessibility and Equality
Type
quality
Description
3%
Criterion 8
Name
Business Continuity
Type
quality
Description
4%
Criterion 9
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
15

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Glasgow, UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82
Entry 2
Region
UKM82

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services
Item 2
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
Glasgow, UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82
Entry 2
Region
UKM82

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services
Item 3
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery Location

Description
Glasgow, UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82
Entry 2
Region
UKM82

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services
Item 4
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Glasgow, UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82
Entry 2
Region
UKM82

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-73933
Name
Glasgow City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G2 1DU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
40 John St, City Chambers

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
Glasgow City Council

Contact

Name
Lindsay McGibbon
Telephone
+44 1412876964
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-2840
Name
West Dunbartonshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM81
Locality
Dumbarton
Postal Code
G82 1QL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
16 Church Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
West Dunbartonshire Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1389737000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-1043
Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G5 9DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 23 1 Carlton Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1414298888
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-20746
Name
Lifelink

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G51 1DR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 4, Melisa House, 3 Brand Place

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Lifelink

Contact

Telephone
+44 1415524434
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-16896
Name
With Kids

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G31 2XE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
15 Annfield Place, Dennistoun

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
With Kids

Contact

Telephone
+44 1415505770
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-140109
Name
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G1 1TF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
105 Brunswick Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 7976624884

Award information

Award 1
Id
008315-2025-1
Title
Secondary Schools - Counselling Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-20746
Name
Lifelink

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
008315-2025-2
Title
One to One Counselling - Primary Schools
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-20746
Name
Lifelink

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
008315-2025-3
Title
Play Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-16896
Name
With Kids

Related lots

3
Award 4
Id
008315-2025-4
Title
Art Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140109
Name
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Related lots

4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008315-2025-1
Title
Secondary Schools - Counselling Services
Status
active
Award ID
008315-2025-1
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,220,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
008315-2025-2
Title
One to One Counselling - Primary Schools
Status
active
Award ID
008315-2025-2
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
008315-2025-3
Title
Play Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
active
Award ID
008315-2025-3
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
008315-2025-4
Title
Art Therapy - Primary Schools
Status
active
Award ID
008315-2025-4
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM82 · G2 1DU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM82

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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