Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Edinburgh College
Bankhead Drive, Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4DE
UK
Telephone: +44 1315354764
E-mail: procurement@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00210
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Student Counselling Service
Reference number: EC-1920-0018-00
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
1.4.1. The Authority is therefore seeking Bids from those able to provide the specified student counselling services to the authority. The bidder must be capable of meeting the demands of a large College, with an extensive student population. The bidder must offer the counselling service over four College Campuses and offer virtual access if appropriate.
1.4.2. Counsellors must be on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). The registered counsellors must have met the accredited register’s professional standards to practise.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85140000
85100000
85312320
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
UKM73
Main site or place of performance:
4 Campuses in Edinburgh and Midlothian as detailed in Tender Document.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The authority is therefore seeking bids from those able to provide the specified student counselling services to the authority. The bidder must be capable of meeting the demands of a large College, with an extensive student population. The bidder must offer the counselling service over four College Campuses and offer virtual access if appropriate.
Counsellors must be on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). The registered counsellors must have met the accredited register’s professional standards to practise.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 076-181061
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EC-1920-0018-00
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Health Opportunities Team
1A Queen's Walk
Edinburgh
EH16 4EA
UK
Telephone: +44 1314684600
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:639331)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2020