--- title: "Educational Psychology Psychological Advice (EHCNA) delivery service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-04" --- # Educational Psychology Psychological Advice (EHCNA) delivery service Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f9eb.json) ## Summary The Suffolk County Council has initiated a tender for Educational Psychology Psychological Advice services as part of statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment. The procurement falls under the Education and training services category. The tender is currently at the active stage, with a deadline for clarification questions set for Friday, 8th September. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a total collective value of £5,000,000 across three contracts. The tender period ends on 21st September, with the award period starting on the same day. This tender by Suffolk County Council presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector to provide person-centred educational psychology advice. Companies with expertise in delivering timely and high-quality services within a statutory framework would be well-suited to compete. Interested parties can access the tender documentation through the 'Current Tenders' section of the portal. The contracting authority includes the option for enhanced probity checks at the award stages to ensure compliance and quality in service delivery. ## Notice Timely and high-quality, person-centred Educational Psychology statutory psychological advice as part of a statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA). The EHCNA to be delivered within 4 weeks. We intend to award a maximum of 3 contracts across the two lots to have a maximum of three contractors in total. The volume of EHCNA is not guaranteed however we estimate that in the region of 500 EHCNAs a year will be delivered in total from the three contracts. The advertised value is PS5,000,000 exclusive of VAT for the total collective value of all three contracts. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The deadline for clarification questions is Friday 8th September which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. ### Lot Information Lot 1: EHCNA + Quality Assurance + project management Timely and high-quality, person-centred Educational Psychology statutory psychological advice as part of a statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA). The EHCNA to be delivered within 4 weeks. Renewal: The contract may be recommissioned at the end of the contract Lot 2: EHCNA + project management Timely and high-quality, person-centred Educational Psychology statutory psychological advice as part of a statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA). The EHCNA to be delivered within 4 weeks. Renewal: The contract may be recommissioned at the end of the contract ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026128-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 21 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Post town | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP1 2BX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich | | Local authority | Ipswich | | Electoral ward | Gipping | | Westminster constituency | Ipswich | | Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 4 Sep 2023 at 18:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026128-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.suffolksourcing.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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