Educational Psychology Advice for Education Health and Care Needs Assessments

contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0682baProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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Awarded value

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

05 Jun 2026

Description

Cumberland Council has awarded a contract to a provider to deliver Educational Psychology Advice for Education Health and Care Needs Assessments. Cumberland Council is responsible for securing high-quality Educational Psychology (EP) advice to support statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). Due to sustained demand pressures and national EP workforce shortages, additional EP capacity is required. This service provides locum Educational Psychologists to restore statutory compliance and ensure timely, evidence-based assessments. The contract will have a maximum value of £225,000 and will be in place for an initial period of 04 months, with the option to extend for a further 02 months. The Initial Term is 01st June 2026 to 30th September 2026 with the option to extend by 02 months. If the extension is used the contract would end on 30th November 2026.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-0682ba
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 May 2026 to 30 Sept 2026
Possible extension to 30 Nov 2026

There is one optional extension available of 02 months. It is up to the council whether or not to implement this optional extension.

CPV classifications
85121270
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality Responsequality60.00%
Priceprice40.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Below threshold - open competition

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Contract start

Contract end

Awarded to
CP
SME