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title: "Provision of Educational Psychologist Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03043e"
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buyer: "CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Educational Psychologist Services

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03043e

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## Summary

The procurement process detailed involves Cheshire East Council as the contracting authority, seeking contracts for the provision of Educational Psychologist Services. The tender is classified under the health and social work services industry category, specifically aimed at addressing a national shortage of educational psychologists. This procurement method is described as limited, using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The current procurement stage is complete, with key contracts awarded and signed on 27 October 2021. The total potential value of contracts over a maximum five-year period is estimated to reach £2.5 million, reflecting the urgent need for these specialist services in Cheshire.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses in the educational psychology sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide bespoke psychological assessment services tailored to the statutory requirements of the Council. Businesses equipped to perform psychological evaluations, consultations, and parent-school liaison would find this tender particularly suitable. With ongoing demand and a limited pool of qualified candidates, firms that can quickly mobilise expert resources may gain a competitive edge in fulfilling these important local government contracts, which aim to enhance educational outcomes for children in the region.

## Notice

Service contract for Provision of Educational Psychologist Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Locum Educational Psychologists are required to complete bespoke psychological assessments contributing to the Council's statutory duties in relation to Education, Health and Care Plans. Professional application of bespoke psychological services to fulfil some aspect of the Council's statutory duties relating to EHCNAs towards decision making around issuing EHCPs. Work involved: Consultation, observation, administering a range of psychological assessments (where feasible), interpretation and analysis of data, identifying and outlining objectives and recommendations. Liaising with setting, parents / carers and other services to co-ordinate and support where deemed helpful in the course of their reportage. Work commissioned is bespoke pieces of assessment. Additional information: There is a national shortage of EPs. It is therefore incredibly difficult to locate and commission suitably qualified and experienced EPs and Locum EPs. The Council is implementing a number of parallel strategies that will reduce the level of Needs Assessments and external resource over this 5 year period.

Options: Initial 2 year contracts offered with 3 x 12 month options to extend. Up to 5 years in total, should extensions be exercised.

### Procurement Information

The regulation being relied upon is regulation 32(b)(ii), (iii) e.g. where: * Competition is absent for technical reasons e.g. no reasonable alternative * substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000152-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Sandbach Town |
| Westminster constituency | Congleton |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLD6 Cheshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES; DR HELEN REGAN PSYCHOLOGY; DR LJ KIRVEN; DR RACHAEL KING; HOBSON PSYCHOLOGY; JULIETT PRESCOTT; MURRAY PSYCHOLOGY; PLUMANICCA PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY 360; PSYCHOLOGY SHARE; SHEELAGH MCHUGH; SIOBHAN O'HAGAN PSYCHOLOGY; VAHEY ASSOCIATES; WENDY RYDZKOWSKI PSYCHOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2022 at 09:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000152-2022
- 21 Dec 2021 at 15:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031943-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

## Provenance

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