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Locum Educational Psychologist

Darlington Borough Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 12:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Darlington Borough Council procured a locum educational psychologist to support its Educational Psychology Service. This is a professional education and training service, requiring an educational psychologist to provide locum capacity within the council’s service. The work is delivered in Darlington, in the North East of England. The requirement is focused on supplying an individual specialist professional rather than general training provision, construction, goods or wider consultancy. It is therefore relevant to educational psychologists, specialist locum providers and organisations able to provide suitably qualified educational psychology expertise to a local authority service. The buyer is Darlington Borough Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for the local service being supported.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one completed lot. The contract was awarded to Carol Watterson Consultant Educational Psychologist, and the contract was signed on 13 May 2025. It runs from 13 May 2025 to 12 May 2027. Its value is £32,000 excluding VAT and £40,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated requirement is a locum educational psychologist supporting the council’s Educational Psychology Service. The procurement used a single-supplier route rather than a competitive tender, so the recorded outcome reflects a direct appointment for the service requirement.

This opportunity shows demand from Darlington Borough Council for specialist locum educational psychology capacity within its Educational Psychology Service. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need access to an educational psychologist able to provide professional services to a local authority, understand the operating context of an Educational Psychology Service and maintain continuity of specialist support over a sustained assignment. Relevant businesses include independent educational psychologists, specialist educational psychology consultancies and locum providers with suitable practitioner networks. The completed award also indicates that this buyer has used a focused, below-threshold direct-award route for this type of requirement, making established relationships, clear availability of the required specialist and the ability to meet the council’s service need commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Locum Educational Psychologist

Notice Description

Locum Educational Psychologist to support the Educational Psychology Service

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdc9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067768-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 May 2025 - 12 May 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 5QT
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carol Watterson Consultant Educatonal Psychologist

Further Information

Notice Documents

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