Award

The Provision of Educational Psychologists

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jun 2025 at 12:47

Award

23 Sep 2024 at 14:19

Award

18 Jul 2023 at 09:11

TenderUpdate

03 Mar 2023 at 11:31

Tender

24 Jan 2023 at 09:14

Planning

04 Jul 2022 at 14:12

Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council has successfully completed the procurement process titled "The Provision of Educational Psychologists" under the classification of recruitment services. This contract, classified under the services industry category, aimed to increase capacity by engaging service providers for recruiting locum educational psychologists. The process has recently concluded with an award on 16th June 2025, after engaging in a selective procurement method recognised as a restricted procedure. The award ensures services across the UK for addressing the backlog of educational health care plans. The prestigious supplier Reed Specialist Recruitment, based in London, has been chosen to deliver this £427,000 contract efficiently, setting a dynamic deadline for focused execution.

This tender provides a significant avenue for businesses specialising in recruitment services to expand their portfolios. Companies capable of offering skilled personnel for temporary roles, particularly those operating within educational and psychological services, stand to thrive in such opportunities. Enterprises with robust recruitment networks and the capacity to meet the demands of local authorities like Leeds City Council can leverage this tender framework to solidify their market presence and foster growth in delivering high-demand, locum professional services.

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Notice Title

The Provision of Educational Psychologists

Notice Description

To increase capacity within the short term by engaging Service Providers to recruit and provide Locum Educational Pshycologists (EP) to eliminate the backlog of EHC Plans to maintain delivery of new referals.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To increase capacity within the short term by engaging Service Providers to recruit and provide Locum Educational Pshycologists (EP) to eliminate the backlog of EHC Plans to maintain delivery of new refferals.

Options: Option to extend 2 x 12 month periods. Total spend of the contract, if both extensions are taken shall be PS22,000,000.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this Framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034db0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032603-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,011,427,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
22 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
There is a possibility that this Framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

HULL CITY COUNCIL

YPO

Contact Name
Contracts Team, Lucy Pattinson, Maria Stoneley
Contact Email
contracts@ypo.co.uk, lucy.pattinson@hullcc.gov.uk, maria.stoneley@leeds.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 01135350945, +44 1482615737, +44 1924664685

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

COMENSURA

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

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