Independent School Based Counselling

Descriptions

Cardiff Council is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of an Independent School Based Counselling service for:• Registered pupils who receive secondary education at a school maintained by the authority or other schools in its area (e.g. independent schools);• Registered pupils who are in Year 6 of their primary education at a school maintained by the authority or other schools in its area• Young people in its area between the ages of 11 and 18 who are not being educated at school.It is envisaged that service delivery will comprise of both face to face and online counselling services. These may be delivered together or separately.The Council invites the providers in the market that are interested in the opportunity to inform the Authorities' procurement process and to welcome any written submissions (not exceeding 4 sides of A4 paper) detailing the following:(i) Their likely interest in bidding for such procurement and details of any similar arrangements delivered elsewhere;(ii) The potential technical and commercial options for meeting the above requirements and deliver the above;(iii) Observations of any proposed duration of contract;(iv) Other factors considered relevant or suggestions on how your organisation could add value to for the above procurement in regards to the potential requirements;(v) Any other factors considered relevant.This Prior Information Notice serves to alert the marketplace to this opportunity and enable the Council to use any gathered information to shape the proposed procurement. The Council invites interested prospective contractors to lodge an initial expression of interest for this opportunity electronically to Hayley Nash at Hayley.nash@cardiff.gov.uk.PLEASE NOTE all submissions must be submitted before or on Friday 13th April 2018. Following consideration of the expressions of interest the Council may wish to engage in further discussions with the respondents that submit a proposal. All responses received will be considered confidential and dependent on the level of such initial interest the Council may undertake some soft market testing and preliminary discussions with potential providers which may also further help to inform the subsequent Invitation to Tender documentation that will need to be produced. Participating in this exercise will not guarantee short-listing at a later stage in the procurement, and the Council reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement process. The Council will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice. This PIN does not constitute a commitment by the Council to undertake a procurement exercise in the future.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=79538.