Awarded contract

Therapeutic Intervention Services

Details

Buyer: East Lothian Council
Supplier(s): MYPAS
Value: £1,439,694
Topic: Guidance and counselling services
Published: 22 August 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

East Lothian Council are seeking bidders for a Therapeutic support service to be delivered predominantly in schools to pupils of secondary age. A service for children between the ages of 10 to 18 years. The service must be available 52 weeks per year and must be available outside of the school hours and be able to respond to children and young people’s mental health needs using either counselling or art therapy modalities. The service must be able to be flexible in terms of where they deliver, including online, in schools and/or in community spaces. Lot 1: East Lothian Council are seeking bidders for a Therapeutic support service to be delivered predominantly in schools to pupils of secondary age. A service for children between the ages of 10 to 18 years. The service must be available 52 weeks per year and must be available outside of the school hours and be able to respond to children and young people’s mental health needs using either counselling or art therapy modalities. The service must be able to be flexible in terms of where they deliver, including online, in schools and/or in community spaces.

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 August 2025
Completed: Award published22 August 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

East Lothian Council is the local authority for East Lothian in Scotland, procuring goods, services and works across the region. Larger contract opportunities are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public sector tenders. Suppliers register there and switch on Supplier Finder to be matched against the council's requirements. Smaller requirements are sourced by direct quotation, with the council inviting a minimum of three suppliers. A corporate procurement team based at John Muir House in Haddington manages sourcing and contract awards. Award notices and a public contracts register are published for transparency.

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 East Lothian Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and transport equipment.

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 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov