CCS066 Delivery and Support for Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service - Pre-Market Engagement

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CCS066 Delivery and Support for Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service - Pre-Market Engagement

Notice Description

This Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to enable The Council to explore the availability and quality of educational psychology services across the Derbyshire local area, with a view to securing sufficient educational psychology capacity to contribute educational psychology advice for Educational Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs) within the statutory timescales dictated in the SEND Code of Practice. The Council acknowledges that like many local authorities it is experiencing a high demand for assessments, services and provision for children and young people with SEND in its local area. The Council needs to manage this demand effectively and efficiently through exploring innovative solutions, understanding market capability, and comprehensively assessing both opportunities and risks for commercial providers and for itself as the commissioning body. The Council is particularly interested in the application of emerging technologies and the possibilities that these may offer for efficiency in terms of quality assurance, process and financial administration. In addition, The Council has statutory duties regarding the utilisation of the public resources for which it is responsible, both in terms of securing best value for taxpayers and for remaining fully compliant with its legal obligations around the delivery of services, both internally and making use of commercial market procurement. In order to address these priorities, The Council believes it is essential to seek the views of professionals engaged in the field of educational psychology, drawing on their expertise and experience to develop sustainable long-term policies that will secure high quality educational psychology services for the direct benefit of Derbyshire residents, while at the same time acknowledging that business continuity and financial sustainability are important considerations for professionals involved in this important field of SEND services. The Council is committed to engaging with all educational psychology professionals with whom we can form partnership relationships to provide for the children and young people of Derbyshire at the present time, and in preparation for the significant SEND reforms that are being promulgated by the government. The Council would therefore welcome a broad range of comments and perspectives that will support the planning and delivery of public services going forward.

Planning Information

Please follow this link to view the pre-market engagement opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=71a9f867-9c69-f111-813c-005056b64545 To respond to the PME, Suppliers are required to complete the relevant Pre Market Engagement Response Document. Responses must be submitted through the Council's electronic tendering system, in accordance with the Timetable set out in Section 2 of the Invitation for Pre-Market Engagement. Any submissions received after the specified deadline may not be considered in the market engagement process undertaken through this process. All clarifications relating to the Invitation should be submitted using the messaging function of the Councils eTendering portal, in accordance with the Timetable set out in Section 2 of the Invitation. The Council is under no obligation to respond to any clarification received after the clarification deadline.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0689d1
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056845-2026
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type: Framework
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 80 - Education and training services
CPV Codes: 80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £19,750,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 16 Jun 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 29 Jul 20262 months to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 31 Aug 2027 - 31 Aug 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planned
Lots Status: Planned
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: MATLOCK
Postcode: DE4 3AG
Post Town: Derby
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3): TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location: TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Local Authority: Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward: Matlock West
Westminster Constituency: Derbyshire Dales

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056845-2026
16th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037166-2026
23rd April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

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