Framework for Counselling Services

Description

Inverclyde Council require a counselling service to handle all referrals made by the council, these may arise from: - The Managing Attendance Programmes implemented by Inverclyde Council. - Any traumatic incidents affecting employees. - Complaints or grievances raised under Inverclyde Council’s policies such as Dignity and Respect or Grievance Procedures. Additionally, Provider(s) will offer Counselling Services to employees facing stress and mental health issues, with the primary aim of maximising attendance at work and preventing absences. Please note the below list is an example of where employees may require support but is not exhaustive: - Stress at home or work - Family/relationship problems - Harassment or bullying at work - Bereavement - Anxiety and depression - Post-traumatic stress or trauma - Addiction issues - Critical incident debriefing - Concerns that are causing anxiety. Lot 1: Inverclyde Council require a counselling service to handle all referrals made by the council, these may arise from: - The Managing Attendance Programmes implemented by Inverclyde Council. - Any traumatic incidents affecting employees. - Complaints or grievances raised under Inverclyde Council’s policies such as Dignity and Respect or Grievance Procedures. Additionally, Provider(s) will offer Counselling Services to employees facing stress and mental health issues, with the primary aim of maximising attendance at work and preventing absences. Please note the below list is an example of where employees may require support but is not exhaustive: - Stress at home or work - Family/relationship problems - Harassment or bullying at work - Bereavement - Anxiety and depression - Post-traumatic stress or trauma - Addiction issues - Critical incident debriefing - Concerns that are causing anxiety.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.