Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Online Counselling Services For Eleven to Nineteen Year Olds in Cardiff
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council appointed a sole provider for Provision of online counselling services for eleven to nineteen year olds in Cardiff.
- Recurrence: Once this contract expires, Cardiff Council will review the re-tendering of this requirement.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Education Service, within Cardiff Council, is responsible for the delivery of a…AwardedPublished value£255,000
The Education Service, within Cardiff Council, is responsible for the delivery of a range of statutory and non-statutory functions including that of maintained education to a school population in excess of 40,000 pupils. The Service works in partnership with other organisations, including the private and third sector to deliver services including youth services; childcare and early year’s services; Education Welfare and inclusion services including provision for Additional Learning Needs; Schools Organisation planning including the allocation of school places. Cardiff Education Service works collaboratively with other Local Authorities within the Central South Consortium to deliver school improvements services and training for schools.
The aims and objectives of the service are:
- To provide early intervention to help children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health concerns;
- To provide fast, easy and free access to online counselling for children and young people at time suited to children and young people;
- To offer choice to children and young people in terms of accessing counselling in a context that minimises the potential for stigma that may arise out of accessing other counselling services;
- To deliver measurable improvements in the emotional and mental health of children and young people
Further information can be found within the tender documents at: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
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 (2)
- Quality Response: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Response: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
List of requirements can be found within '1a. Schedule One - Service Specification' and within the PQQ that can be accessed via Proactis: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes · Once this contract expires, Cardiff Council will review the re-tendering of this requirement.
- First published
- 8 Jul 2021, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ERFX1007540- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023691- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c569Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Further information can be found within '1a Schedule One - Service Specification' of the tender documents which can be accessed via Proactis: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Publisher note: (WA Ref:114280)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Aug 2021 → 23 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published23 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooth PLC | £255,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023691-2021-1 · Kooth PLC
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2021
- Value
- £255,000
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kooth LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria