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Educational Psychology Support Services

Wirral Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 13:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Jun 2026 at 16:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

16 Apr 2026 at 09:23

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

07 Apr 2026 at 11:12

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wirral Council procured additional educational psychology support to supplement the council’s core Educational Psychology Service. The work is to provide statutory psychological advice for children and young people undergoing Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). This is a professional psychological service, rather than general education or training provision. Delivery is in the Wirral area. The requirement is intended to add capacity to the council’s existing service so it can meet assessment-related statutory responsibilities.

The procurement is complete and an award has been made to Liquid Personnel Limited; the award is recorded as pending. The award date was 14 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 19 October 2026. The contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029. The awarded gross value is £3,068,025. The single lot was awarded through an open procedure. Evaluation split equally between price (50%) and quality (50%); the quality element included a 10% social value weighting. Fourteen bids were received and seven reached the final stage, including five from small and medium-sized enterprises. The tender submission deadline was 21 July 2026, and the deadline for enquiries was 14 July 2026.

For suppliers considering this type of work for Wirral Council in future, the requirement indicates demand for practitioners able to provide statutory psychological advice in support of EHCNA assessments for children and young people. A credible provider would need to supply additional educational psychologist capacity that can complement a local authority’s established team and deliver the required assessment-related advice reliably. The competition drew 14 bids, with seven reaching the final stage, including five from SMEs, showing that smaller providers also competed at the final stage. The evaluation gave equal weight to price and quality, with social value included within the quality score; suppliers therefore need a competitive cost base as well as evidence of service quality and relevant social value.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Educational Psychology Support Services

Notice Description

Additional Educational Psychologists to supplement Wirral EP Service's core team to deliver statutory psychological advices required for children and young people undergoing the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) process.

Planning Information

Questionnaire to be completed on the Chest portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/register Title- Soft Market testing- Locum Educational Psychologist Support Project reference- DN813059 Questions to be raised via the Chest portal Closing date for responses 5pm on Thursday 30th April 2026 If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: procontractsuppliers@proactis.com

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067cbc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091448-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,068,025 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,068,025 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,068,025 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
18 May 2026Expired
Award Date
14 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2028-08-31

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wirral Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLASEY
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
TLD74 Wirral
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Seacombe
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Liquid Personnel

Further Information

Notice Documents

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