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title: "AT1354 - Associate Educational Psychologists to provide Statutory Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e3c8"
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buyer: "LUTON COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-16"
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# AT1354 - Associate Educational Psychologists to provide Statutory Assessments

Buyer: LUTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e3c8

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## Summary

The public procurement process for this tender involves Luton Council, which is seeking to enhance its educational psychology services through the engagement of associate Educational Psychologists (EPs) to perform statutory assessments. The contracting process is currently in the award stage, with a contract active from 29 April 2025 and awarded to High Court Justice. This process concerns the primary education services sector within the UKH region, mainly focusing on creating an Approved Provider’s List (APL) at a fixed fee per assessment. The procurement utilised an open procedure method aligned with the legal basis of directive 2014/24/EU under the CELEX scheme.

This tender offers significant opportunities for private educational psychologists, particularly those within the vicinity of Luton, to expand their service offerings and client base. Businesses that specialise in providing educational assessments and have the capacity to deliver timely EHCNA assessments would be well-suited for this opportunity. By becoming approved providers, these businesses could secure recurring work based on a transparent fee structure, with the selection criteria heavily weighted towards quality and cost. The procurement process encourages competition among capable SMEs, fostering business growth in the specialist education services sector.

## Notice

Luton currently has approximately 130 pupils awaiting allocation of an EP for an EHCNA. This equates to a wait of approximately 20 weeks. Consequently, Luton Council's key performance indicators are decreasing and the needs of children and young people are not being identified or met in a timely manner. We are seeking to create an approved provider's list of associate EPs. These are EPs who work privately in the local area, and are known to us. By are seeking to set up an approved provider's list (APL), as we can no longer procure these services through exemptions. This would be through a fixed fee of PS1100 per assessment, subject to annual market benchmarking. This will be made clear in the terms and conditions of the contract including how we ensure equitable access to the work.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Luton currently has approximately 130 pupils awaiting allocation of an EP for an EHCNA. This equates to a wait of approximately 20 weeks. Consequently, Luton Council's key performance indicators are decreasing and the needs of children and young people are not being identified or met in a timely manner. We are seeking to create an approved provider's list of associate EPs. These are EPs who work privately in the local area, and are known to us. By are seeking to set up an approved provider's list (APL), as we can no longer procure these services through exemptions. This would be through a fixed fee of PS1100 per assessment, subject to annual market benchmarking. This will be made clear in the terms and conditions of the contract including how we ensure equitable access to the work.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040420-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 25 Jun 2025 - 25 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,080,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LUTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIGH COURT JUSTICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2025 at 09:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040420-2025
- 19 Feb 2025 at 11:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005773-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://procontract.due-north.com
- http://www.luton.gov.uk

## Provenance

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