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title: "CCS066 Delivery and Support for Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service - Pre-Market Engagement"
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buyer: "DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# CCS066 Delivery and Support for Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service - Pre-Market Engagement

Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0689d1

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## Summary

Derbyshire County Council is in the planning phase of a procurement process titled "CCS066 Delivery and Support for Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service - Pre-Market Engagement." This tender falls under the services category, specifically aimed at special education services, and is set in the Derbyshire area of the United Kingdom. The Council is focused on engaging the market to find solutions for the growing demand for educational psychology services related to the Educational Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs) as per the SEND Code of Practice. Interested suppliers must submit their pre-market engagement responses by 31st July 2026. The engagement phase aims to gather insights and innovative approaches from professionals in this field by leveraging new technologies, enhancing process efficiency, and ensuring financial sustainability ahead of significant SEND reforms.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in educational psychology services and those developing technological solutions for the sector. Companies that can offer innovative and efficient service delivery mechanisms or have experience in addressing high demand for assessments within statutory timelines will find this an attractive proposition. Derbyshire County Council is especially interested in partnerships that can secure high-quality education psychological services for the local area, ensuring both compliance with statutory obligations and value for taxpayers' money. Businesses that align with these goals and can contribute to lasting policy development would be well-suited to become long-term collaborators in this process.

## Notice

This Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to enable The Council to explore the availability and quality of educational psychology services across the Derbyshire local area, with a view to securing sufficient educational psychology capacity to contribute educational psychology advice for Educational Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs) within the statutory timescales dictated in the SEND Code of Practice. The Council acknowledges that like many local authorities it is experiencing a high demand for assessments, services and provision for children and young people with SEND in its local area. The Council needs to manage this demand effectively and efficiently through exploring innovative solutions, understanding market capability, and comprehensively assessing both opportunities and risks for commercial providers and for itself as the commissioning body. The Council is particularly interested in the application of emerging technologies and the possibilities that these may offer for efficiency in terms of quality assurance, process and financial administration. In addition, The Council has statutory duties regarding the utilisation of the public resources for which it is responsible, both in terms of securing best value for taxpayers and for remaining fully compliant with its legal obligations around the delivery of services, both internally and making use of commercial market procurement. In order to address these priorities, The Council believes it is essential to seek the views of professionals engaged in the field of educational psychology, drawing on their expertise and experience to develop sustainable long-term policies that will secure high quality educational psychology services for the direct benefit of Derbyshire residents, while at the same time acknowledging that business continuity and financial sustainability are important considerations for professionals involved in this important field of SEND services. The Council is committed to engaging with all educational psychology professionals with whom we can form partnership relationships to provide for the children and young people of Derbyshire at the present time, and in preparation for the significant SEND reforms that are being promulgated by the government. The Council would therefore welcome a broad range of comments and perspectives that will support the planning and delivery of public services going forward.

### Planning Information

Please follow this link to view the pre-market engagement opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=71a9f867-9c69-f111-813c-005056b64545
To respond to the PME, Suppliers are required to complete the relevant Pre Market Engagement Response Document.
Responses must be submitted through the Council's electronic tendering system, in accordance with the Timetable set out in Section 2 of the Invitation for Pre-Market Engagement.
Any submissions received after the specified deadline may not be considered in the market engagement process undertaken through this process. 
All clarifications relating to the Invitation should be submitted using the messaging function of the Councils eTendering portal, in accordance with the Timetable set out in Section 2 of the Invitation. The Council is under no obligation to respond to any clarification received after the clarification deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056845-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2027 - 31 Aug 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| Delivery location | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80340000 - Special education services

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2026 at 17:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056845-2026
- 23 Apr 2026 at 13:56 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037166-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056845-2026
  16th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037166-2026
  23rd April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=71a9f867-9c69-f111-813c-005056b64545
- https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/home.aspx
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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