The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of student assistance and support services to the Scottish HE/FE sector (https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members). These services include: counselling sevices, student support helpline and online mental health and wellbeing support.

Economic operators may have be excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following: Appendix A Form of Tender Appendix B Freedom of Information Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct (SC Ref:844036)

This lot will combine: - Counselling on a one-on-one basis given via SVC, telephone and in a face-to-face setting; - Student support helpline (out of hours, 24/7 or as required) via telephone and/or online methods); - Online mental health and wellbeing support: online peer to peer web portal, offering creative tools, courses and web-based therapy and online knowledge hub for students including, but not limited to, advice on wellbeing and self-help practises.

Provision of online mental health and wellbeing support: online peer to peer web portal, offering creative tools, courses and web-based therapy and online knowledge hub for students including, but not limited to, advice on wellbeing and self-help practises.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Open procedure

Lot 1: Bids: 10 Lot 2: Bids: 6 Lot 1: Sme bids: 6 Lot 2: Sme bids: 4 Lot 1: Foreign bids from eu: 0 Lot 2: Foreign bids from eu: 0 Lot 1: Foreign bids from non eu: 10 Lot 2: Foreign bids from non eu: 6 Lot 1: Electronic bids: 10 Lot 2: Electronic bids: 6

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