--- title: "Educational Psychology - additional capacity" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043b49" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043b49" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043b49.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043b49.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE" published: "2024-02-19" --- # Educational Psychology - additional capacity Buyer: THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043b49 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043b49) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043b49.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of Calderdale has awarded a contract for Educational Psychology - additional capacity. The service will deliver educational psychology support for children and young people across Calderdale. The Council aims to fulfil its statutory duties in providing psychological advice and information for the Education Health and Care planning process and reviews. The contract was awarded through a limited procurement method, using a Direct Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract status is active, and the supplier is Psychology Direct Ltd. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector to contribute to educational psychology support services. Companies with expertise in providing educational psychology assessments and support for children and young people would be well-suited to compete. The Borough Council of Calderdale, as the buying organisation, is seeking to engage suppliers in this critical social care service domain. The deadline for bids was on the 18th of October 2023, and the awarded contract was signed on the 8th of January 2024. ## Notice The Service will deliver educational psychology support for children and young people across Calderdale. The Service will have a strong focus on supporting the Council to meet its statutory duties in relation to the provision of educational psychology. In particular, the Service provided must ensure the Council meets its statutory duties in relation to the provision of psychological advice and information to inform Education, Health and Care Plans, ("EHC Plans") assessments and reviews as outlined in the 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice ("Code of Practice"). The Code of Practice provides statutory guidance on duties, policies and procedures relating to Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014. This Contract is for additional capacity to perform Educational Psychology assessments, advice and support to inform the Education Health and Care (''EHC'') planning process and EHC reviews. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Service will deliver educational psychology support for children and young people across Calderdale. The Service will have a strong focus on supporting the Council to meet its statutory duties in relation to the provision of educational psychology. In particular, the Service provided must ensure the Council meets its statutory duties in relation to the provision of psychological advice and information to inform Education, Health and Care Plans, ("EHC Plans") assessments and reviews as outlined in the 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice ("Code of Practice"). The Code of Practice provides statutory guidance on duties, policies and procedures relating to Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014. This Contract is for additional capacity to perform Educational Psychology assessments, advice and support to inform the Education Health and Care (''EHC'') planning process and EHC reviews. ### Procurement Information A tender was published on the 19/09/2023 and closed on the 18/10/2023. No bids were received. This is an essential statutory social care service to ensure the Council fulfills it statutory obligations. A Direct Award is deemed necessary and lawful to ensure a continuance of service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005443-2024 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 8 Jan 2024 | | 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 | THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE | | Locality | HALIFAX | | Post town | Halifax | | Postcode | HX1 1UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Calderdale | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Halifax | | Delivery location | TLE4 West Yorkshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PSYCHOLOGY DIRECT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2024 at 17:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005443-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2 - https://www.judiciary.uk/ - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103251 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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