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Provision of Scottish Government Counselling in Schools

West Dunbartonshire Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:42.

Opportunity overview

West Dunbartonshire Council are seeking an organisation to provide a Youth Counselling Service in West Dunbartonshire Schools. The service purpose is to provide confidential counselling for young people in all 6 secondary schools. The aim is to promote positive emotional health and wellbeing in learners attending secondary school by: Providing direct counselling to young people following referral to the service for a range of emotional health issues; Signposting and facilitating onward referrals of young people experiencing crisis to appropriate agencies; Supporting and enabling staff to support emotionally vulnerable young people; To improve the overall emotional health of young people using the service; Raising the visibility of emotionally vulnerable young people in schools, community and at home where appropriate. The counselling must be provided by an accredited qualified counsellor.

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
£309.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Mar 2025
Award ID
012419-2025-2425-19-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G51 1DR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • The route to market is to conduct an open procedure through Public Contracts Scotland - Tender.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
2425-19
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Feb 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
7 Feb 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
7 Feb 2025, 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

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
All staff are required to be subject to up to date Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks at the level appropriate to their roles before any client contact commences. All tenderers must confirm that, upon receipt of notification of intention to award the contract from West Dunbartonshire Council, they will comply fully with the foregoing and, if not already in place, obtain PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland check for all relevant personnel intended to serve on the West Dunbartonshire Council contract. Tenderers must confirm that all Counsellors to be deployed in the delivery of the service will attend clinical supervision, in accordance with British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) guidelines, with a suitably qualified supervisor Tenderers must confirm that all counsellors to be deployed in the delivery of the services must have recognised accreditation from BACP Tenderers must confirm that all Therapeutic Staff will receive regular caseload supervision from staff with the mandatory qualifications and registration.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Minimum
With reference to SPD questions: 4B. Turnover - supplier must demonstrate an annual turnover for each of the two previous years of greater than two times the annual contract value of contract on offer est. 155,000 GBP, therefore a turnover of 310,000 GBP is required. Ratios - a Pass in any two of the three ratios as an overall Pass for Economic and Financial standing. - (Ratio 1) Acid Test – (Current Assets-stock)/Current Liabilities. To pass the Acid Test Ratio question the bidder must have a score of greater than 1. - (Ratio 2) Return on Capital Employed %– Profit/Capital employed. To pass this question the Council require the bidder to score a positive figure/Percentage. - (Ratio 3) Current Ratio – Current Assets/Liabilities. To pass this question the Council require the bidder to achieve a score of greater than 1. WDC will use template WD09 - WDC Financial Vetting Questionnaire v1.0, it is recommended that candidates review their own ratio scores in advance of submitting their tender. In the event that a firm does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their Tender Submission is supported by a Parent Company Guarantee WD04 - Parent Company Guarantee refers. Should after review of the financial evaluation of tenderer fail, then the tender submission may be rejected. Insurance Q4B.5.1 –It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance listed below: - Employers Liability Insurance - 10 million GBP each and every claim Q4B5.2 - Public and Product Liability Insurance - 10 million GBP each and every claim - Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5 million GBP each and every claim Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Minimum
Mandatory Requirements - tenderers must confirm that the following mandatory requirements will be met - Y/N to respond. - All staff are required to be subject to up to date Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks at the level appropriate to their roles before any client contact commences. - All tenderers must confirm that, upon receipt of notification of intention to award the contract from West Dunbartonshire Council, they will comply fully with the foregoing and, if not already in place, obtain PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland check for all relevant personnel intended to serve on the West Dunbartonshire Council contract. - Tenderers must confirm that they have a child protection protocol and systems in place. - Tenderers must provide a full budget breakdown. - Tenderers must comply with GDPR in line with the specification and agreement to complete a Data Processing Agreement if successful. - Tenderers must comply with the Equalities Act 2010.
Description
With reference to SPD question 4C.1, bidders will be required to provide 3 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience and capacity of similar project types and confirm they met all the mandatory requirements.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The route to market is to conduct an open procedure through Public Contracts Scotland - Tender.

Renewal

Description
Will be reviewed during contract

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
West Dunbartonshire Secondary Schools

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM81
Entry 2
Region
UKM81

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Counselling services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2840
Name
West Dunbartonshire Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

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

Contact

Name
Victoria Wilson
Telephone
+44 1389737000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-134297
Name
Dumbarton Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Dumbarton
Postal Code
G82 1QQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sheriff Curt House, Church Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Dumbarton Sheriff Court
Organisation 3
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

Award information

Award 1
Id
012419-2025-2425-19-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-20746
Name
Lifelink

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012419-2025-2425-19-1
Status
active
Award ID
012419-2025-2425-19-1
Date Signed
25 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
309,924
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dumbarton · UKM81 · G82 1QL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM81

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ce28-2025-04-02T09:58:39+01:00compiled ·