Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
RCTCBC
The Pavilions, Clydach Vale
Tonypandy
CF40 2XX
UK
Contact person: Charlotte Burgess
Telephone: +44 1443281183
E-mail: charlotte.burgess@rctcbc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276
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
Provision of Independent School & Community Based Counselling to Children & Young People aged 11-18 Years and Year 6 Primary School
Reference number: RCT/PSS/S236-23
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
RCTCBC is looking for a single service provider to deliver Independent School & Community Based Counselling Services to Children & Young People aged 11-18 Years and Year 6 Primary School.
To provide counselling and/or other therapeutic interventions that are regulated and registered and/or assessed as appropriate, to children and young people aged 11-18 and year 6 of primary school who;
either go to school or live within RCT, in Welsh or English (as required)
young people attending special schools, PRU or EOTAS provisions
young people preferring to access community-based counselling
young people educated at home.
To provide a counselling service that;
Ensures the delivery model is compliant with the WG School Based Counselling Toolkit.
Is delivered through providing a core assessment, one-to-one work, group work (not group therapy), online provision or school training.
Has a full service available in schools during term times, with the proviso that a reduced provision is accessible for priority cases during holiday periods.
Has community-based counselling available throughout the year, and offered both in and out of school hours to meet the needs of the individual.
Operates 52 weeks per annum excluding statutory holidays.
The budget for this is initially capped at 354,000.00 GBP per annum.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 770 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
85312320
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
Rhondda Cynon Taf
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are looking for a single Service Provider to provide Independent School & Community Based Counselling Services to Children & Young People aged 11-18 Years and Year 6 Primary School.
1.6. If concluded, the contract will commence on 01/09/2023 and run for a period of 2 years. Following this the contract may be further extended by a further period of up to 3 years, extendable annually dependent on performance and availability of funding.
The budget for this is initially capped at 354,000.00 GBP per annum.
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.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As per Tender Documentation
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-010035
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eye to Eye Counselling
Penycoedcae Road, Beddau
Pontypridd
CF382AE
UK
Telephone: +44 1443202940
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 770 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:133605)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/09/2023