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Contract Award Notice

Access to Counselling in Schools

  • First published: 31 July 2026
  • Last modified: 31 July 2026
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Renfrewshire Council
Authority ID:
AA21061
Publication date:
31 July 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The provider will deliver counselling services within schools to enhance the mental health, wellbeing, and emotional resilience of children

and young people from Primary 1 to S6, and, where appropriate, their parents.

It is anticipated that the tender will be conducted as an Open Procedure, for award to a single service provider.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1JB

UK

Contact person: Ashley Hopkirk

Telephone: +44 3003000300

E-mail: ashley.hopkirk@renfrewshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Access to Counselling in Schools

Reference number: RC-CPU-25-203

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85312320

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The provider will deliver counselling services within schools to enhance the mental health, wellbeing, and emotional resilience of children

and young people from Primary 1 to S6, and, where appropriate, their parents.

It is anticipated that the tender will be conducted as an Open Procedure, for award to a single service provider.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 761 800.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85300000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM83


Main site or place of performance:

Renfrewshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Renfrewshire Council (the Council) are seeking to enter into a contract in respect of a dynamic provider to deliver counselling and preventative programmes to improve the mental health and wellbeing and emotional resilience of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. The universal service should be accessible to children and young people in primary, secondary and ASN schools as detailed in the Service Specification. It is expected that the provider will be flexible and responsive to local need as appropriate.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Section 2 - Complaints Procedure / Weighting: 2%

Quality criterion: Section 3 – Proposals for Delivering the Service / Weighting: 35%

Quality criterion: Section 4 – Implementation Plan / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion: Section 5 – Service Delivery Improvement / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion: Section 6 – Unforeseen Events / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Section 7 - Management and Staffing Q1 / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion: Section 7 - Management and Staffing Q2 / Weighting: 4%

Price / Weighting:  20

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

Open procedure

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:

2026/S 000-021056

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: RC-CPU-25-203

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

08/07/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Health Is One Ltd

Suite G5 Grove House, 1 Kilmartin Place, Tannochside Park

Uddingston

G71 5PH

UK

Telephone: +44 3302020283

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 761 800.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:838865)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

See VI.4.3 below

See VI.4.3 below

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

See VI.4.3 below

See VI.4.3 below

UK

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)

Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with

Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Court of Session

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

30/07/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85312320 Counselling services Social work services without accommodation
85300000 Social work and related services Health and social work services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
ashley.hopkirk@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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