Closed tender

School Counselling Service

Details

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council
Topic: Guidance and counselling services
Published: 13 March 2025
Submission: 22 April 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is appointing an external Service Provider who is experienced and appropriately qualified to deliver a School Counselling Service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years). This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the “Light Touch Regime”. Lot 1: Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is appointing an external Service Provider who is experienced and appropriately qualified to deliver a School Counselling Service for children and young people aged 10 years and over (up to and including young people aged 18 years). This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the “Light Touch Regime”.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published13 March 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date22 April 2025

About the buyer

Scottish Borders Council is the local authority for the Scottish Borders and advertises its tenders on Public Contracts Scotland, Scotland's shared tendering portal. Individual council services handle smaller purchases directly, contacting suppliers who fit their needs. Larger contracts go through the council's Procurement Service, running full tenders via Public Contracts Scotland-Tender. Suppliers register on Public Contracts Scotland to receive notifications for opportunities in their sector. A public contract register shows the council's current contracts and their expiry dates. Existing council or national contracts are used first, before new tenders go to market.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Scottish Borders Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, architectural and engineering services and construction materials.

Relevant CPV codes

85312300 · Guidance and counselling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov