Awarded· 1 Jul 2024
Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools
Dundee City Council · Dundee City, Scotland
Dundee City Council has awarded Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Dundee City.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 6 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Place2be
2025
Award notice published
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
Dundee City Council has awarded Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Dundee City. The contract went to Place2be. It was awarded on 1 July 2024. The contract value is £66,342.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 6 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000806574.
Summary of the contracting process
Dundee City Council has completed the procurement process for providing counselling services in schools, specifically within the Children's and Families Service and social care sectors. This tender, titled "PLACE 2 BE - COUNSELLING IN SCHOOLS," falls under the "Services" industry category and targets the Dundee region, specifically UKM71. The procurement was conducted through a limited method, without prior publication of a call for competition.
The contract is set at a value of £66,342 GBP and the specialist service is intended to continue as a rolling contract, having been previously awarded. The contract was signed on 1st July 2024, marking the award stage of the process.
With the award of the contract to Place2Be, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in London, it demonstrates the potential for SMEs to successfully engage with public procurement, even in specialised service areas.
About this tender
Counselling in schools
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Complete
Counselling in schools
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Place2be
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £66,342
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000806574
- CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Town
- Dundee
- Postcode
- DD1 1QE
- Electoral ward
- Maryfield
- Constituency
- Dundee Central
- Delivery area
- Scotland, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Angus and Dundee City
- Area
- Eastern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Dundee City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jennifer McDonald
- Phone
- +44 1382433989
- Address
- Dundee, DD1 1QE · Scotland · Scotland
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Place2be
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- PLACE 2 BE - COUNSELLING IN SCHOOLS - Counselling in schoolspubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000806574 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools
Who won the Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools contract?
Dundee City Council awarded the contract to Place2be on 1 July 2024.
How much is the Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools contract worth?
The contract value is £66,342.
Who is the buyer for Place 2 BE - Counselling in Schools?
Dundee City Council, based in Dundee City, Scotland. The named contact is Jennifer McDonald, on +44 1382433989.
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