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Statutory Educational Psychology services

London Borough of Hillingdon

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 16:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

12 Jun 2026 at 15:56

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hillingdon procured statutory educational psychology services to support Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). The requirement arose from increased demand that exceeded the council’s in-house capacity, with the additional service intended to help meet statutory duties and reduce assessment delays, challenges and backlogs. The work is a professional education and health-related support service, involving 120 days of educational psychology capacity at a stated rate of £600 per day. The buying organisation is the London Borough of Hillingdon, based at the Civic Centre in Uxbridge, and delivery is for the borough’s statutory services in London. The requirement was treated as a light-touch service and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold procedure, on an urgent basis because of a significant and unforeseen increase in demand for EHCNAs. The contract was awarded to The London Children’s Practice (2009) Limited on 12 June 2026 and signed on the same date. Its value is £72,000 excluding VAT and £86,400 including VAT. The contract runs from 12 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. There was one lot, covering the full requirement, and it is complete. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement used the statutory educational psychology services requirement as its basis, rather than a competitive price-and-quality evaluation.

This award indicates demand for external educational psychology capacity within Hillingdon when statutory assessment volumes exceed the council’s internal resources. Suppliers well placed for comparable work will have qualified educational psychologists, practical experience of preparing or contributing to Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments, and the capacity to provide a defined block of professional days at short notice. Credibility will also depend on understanding local-authority statutory duties, maintaining assessment quality and defensible records, and helping manage backlogs without creating further delay or challenge. Organisations able to mobilise experienced practitioners, coordinate consistently with council teams and sustain delivery across a substantial period would be better positioned when this buyer next requires similar support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Statutory Educational Psychology services

Notice Description

The London Borough of Hillingdon has awarded a contract for the provision of statutory Educational Psychology services. The contract provides 120 days of support at a rate of PS600 per day, with a total value of PS72,000. This award was made on an urgent basis due to a significant and unforeseen increase in demand for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). Existing in-house capacity was insufficient to meet this demand. The additional provision was required to ensure compliance with statutory duties and to mitigate the risk of delays, challenge, and service backlog. Contract start date 1 April 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b458
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074363-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£72,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£72,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
12 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Hillingdon
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UXBRIDGE
Postcode
UB8 1UW
Postcode Area
Southall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Uxbridge
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE LONDON CHILDREN'S PRACTICE (2009) LIMITED

Further Information

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