18/0960 Counselling in Schools
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Moray Council is seeking to appoint a qualified external service provider to deliver a counselling service for children and young people aged 10 to 18 years in schools. The procurement falls under the industry category of "Counselling services" and the location is UKM62. The procurement process is in the award stage, with a contract signed on 7th February 2024.
The contract, valued at £1,385,000, began on 1st April 2024 and will run until 31st March 2027, with options for two additional one-year extensions. The process followed an open procedure, inviting interested parties to submit bids electronically by 19th January 2024. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in counselling services, particularly those with experience in school-based mental health programmes.
Companies with suitably qualified staff and relevant industry memberships, such as the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), are well-suited to compete. The successful provider, Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd, demonstrates that SMEs can effectively participate and secure public sector contracts. This tender can help businesses expand their service offerings, increase revenue, and contribute to the mental well-being of young people in the region.
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 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.
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The contract period is three years.
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