CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Counselling Service for Employees

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Cyngor Gwynedd invites tenders from qualified providers to provide a range of counselling services to Cyngor Gwynedd’s employees, in accordance with the needs set out the Specification document.

The proposed contract period is 01 December 2023 - 30 November 2026 (with break clauses at the end of the first and second year).

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=134417

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 year contract (with break clause options at the end of the first and second year).

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Some of the minimum standards and qualifications required include:

- The successful service provider will be required to be a qualified clinical professional under BACP (or equivalent) standards of practice; and

- Counsellors must hold a counselling qualification to diploma level or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years supervised counselling practice, and they must have evidence of continual professional development; and

- The successful service provider must be able to hold counselling sessions and provide the contact service through the medium of fluent Welsh and English; and

- The successful service provider's staff must be appropriately certified by the disclosure and barring service (DBS).

Please see tender documents and conditions on eTenderWales for full standards/qualifications required.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

itt_105285 (English) / itt_105284 (Welsh)

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:134417)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice