250800 Educational Psychologocal Assessments

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITYcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05ec67Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£500k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

01 Dec 2025

Deadline 12 Jan 2026

Description

he University is looking to establish a framework agreement featuring up to four Educational Psychologists/specialist teachers for the supply of Psychology Tests on behalf of its students. DMU proposes to enter contract for a four-year period with the successful Tenderers. The anticipated contract commencement date is 1st April 2026, with expiry date 31st March 2030. The estimated total value of this contract over a four-year period, across all framework suppliers, is expected to be around £500,000 excluding VAT, assuming current requirement of these services. Peak Assessment periods are generally October/November and February/March, and the estimated number of Educational Psychological Tests commissioned by DMU comprises of approximately 350 student assessments per annum in total across all suppliers. De Montfort University ("the University") is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification (Requirements). It is considered that the applicable CPV codes for these services are featured in the list of CPV codes for Light Touch procurement under PA2023. A Planned Procurement Notice has previously been published to the Find a Tender Service regarding this procurement, ref. 2025/S 000-067984. All other information relating to Award Criteria, evaluation and the full specification etc. can be found within our tender pack for this procurement loaded on the In-Tend e tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

Scope

Reference
250800
Total value
£500,000 excluding VAT
£600,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
Main category
services
CPV classifications
85121270
Contract locations
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice40.00%
Qualityquality60.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
12 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition