Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a School Age Counselling Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInverclyde Council on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and in conjunction with Inverclyde Council’s Education Service seeking a provider to deliver a new service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This will be a counselling service delivered predominantly in schools, but also where necessary in homes and community settings, to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service will be child centred and governed by the Inverclyde GIRFEC Practice…Awarded
The service will be child centred and governed by the Inverclyde GIRFEC Practice Guidance with a single point referral system and one door philosophy of help and support. It will deliver key strands of activities including but not limited to the following:
a) One to one counselling and assessment and interventions for children and young people (including intensive interventions /crisis-based work depending on need);
b) Group work;
c) Drop in sessions for children & young people in schools;
d) Improved links with GPs, community link workers and primary care and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CAMHS; 2.11.
e) Support to parents and families to support children and young persons;
f) Support and consultation for teachers and school staff;
g) Professional learning and training for teachers and staff to increase capacity and resilience to respond, manage and safety plan for children & young people.
h) Utilisation of technology to support engagement, virtual approaches and delivery of the service;
i) Preventative activities with the broader population to raise the profile of the service;
j) Development and delivery of appropriate promotional and communication media and materials for the service to raise awareness of the service and how to access the service;
k) Provision of a service throughout the school holidays; and
l) Link and work collaboratively with existing services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Implementation Plan: 10%
- Service Delivery: 25%
- Service Delivery Improvement: 7.5%
- Unforeseen Events: 3%
- Management and Development of Staff: 5%
- Outcomes and Reporting: 3.5%
- Social Value - Supporting Methodology: 1%
- Fair Work First: 3%
- price: 40%
- Social Value - Outcome Menu: 2%
Published award criteria (10)
- Implementation Plan: 10
- Service Delivery: 25
- Service Delivery Improvement: 7.5
- Unforeseen Events: 3
- Management and Development of Staff: 5
- Outcomes and Reporting: 3.5
- Social Value - Outcome Menu: 2
- Social Value - Supporting Methodology: 1
- Fair Work First: 3
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to provide …
Minimum: 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 indicated below: Employers Liability Insurance - 5M GBP Public Liability Insurance - 10M GBP with no i… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders should provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Contract which were similar in regards to scope, scale, value and duration.
Minimum: TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL ABILITY (TECHNICIANS & TECHNICAL BODIES) All staff appointed to the contract will be required to have an up-to-date enhanced disclosure Scotland PVG carried out at the providers cost before being able to provide these services. a) Bidders will be required…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Feb 2024, 14:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2024, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Mar 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017751- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043793Find a Tender
Publisher note: SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") ESPD Health & Safety. The bidder must hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: CHILD PROTECTION POLICY The bidder must have a documented Child Protection Policy that fully meets the Protection of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004). TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure. TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.6 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies (SC Ref:766363)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Mar 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Jun 2024, 15:03 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jun 2024, 15:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action for ChildrenSME | £918,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017751-2024-CP0542/HSCP-1 · Action for ChildrenSME
- Signed
- 10 May 2024
- Value
- £918,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action for Children Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.