Psychologist-Counsellor Professional Year 2026/2027 for the Ministry of Social Affairs

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, representation or supervisory body members have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorism, human trafficking, or any other exclusion ground listed in the ESPD. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may provide evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. Under the compliance requirements, the bidder must also confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian nationals, residents or entities established in the Russian Federation, or if they are owned by such persons or entities by more than 50%, or act on their instructions. The contracting authority will reject a bid if the resulting contract would be void due to sanctions rules.

The bidder must have a valid licence to provide a psychology master’s study programme and an accredited psychology master’s curriculum. The contracting authority will verify this from public data. The bid must include a description of the professional year covering at least: compliance with the conditions laid down in the professional qualification award procedure, cooperation with other training partners, the timetable, the minimum and maximum number of planned study places, the annual price per study place with a breakdown of the components in the technical specification, and information on how much of the course can be delivered online and how much must be delivered as contact teaching. The bidder’s description and timetable must be sufficiently detailed for the contracting authority to assess compliance with the tender documents. The bidder must also confirm that the bid complies with the requirements in the tender documents and, where necessary, that equivalence has been explained and supporting evidence has been provided. The bidder must submit a list of key persons not visible in the business register, including name, role and personal identification code; if there are no such persons, this must also be confirmed.