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title: "THE PROVISION OF EXPERTS AT HAND - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES IN RUTLAND"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06faf4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Rutland County Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# THE PROVISION OF EXPERTS AT HAND - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES IN RUTLAND

Buyer: Rutland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06faf4

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## Summary

Rutland County Council commissioned educational psychologist services through its Experts at Hand provision. The service focuses primarily on early years and primary education in mainstream schools across Rutland, following the Department for Education principle stated for the requirement. This is a specialist education and health-related service, rather than a goods supply or construction project. The work is delivered in Rutland for the council’s education service. The selected provider is Futures in Mind Limited, a Peterborough-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing educational psychology assessments, advice and support to early years and primary schools, particularly those working with mainstream education settings and local authority commissioners.

The procurement has been completed and the contract is active. Rutland County Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. Futures in Mind Limited was awarded the single lot on 1 September 2026, with a gross value of £59,400, or £49,500 excluding VAT. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027 and allows two one-year extensions, giving a maximum end date of 31 August 2029. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026. The published outcome identifies the service category as health and social work services. As a direct award without competition, the recorded procurement route did not involve a competitive tender or published evaluation comparison.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award confirms a defined local authority need for educational psychologist capacity supporting early years and primary pupils in mainstream education. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need qualified educational psychology capability, practical experience of working with schools and children in these phases, and the capacity to provide a sustained service across Rutland. It would also need to understand and apply the Department for Education principle underpinning the service, while working effectively with a council education team and mainstream settings. Futures in Mind Limited’s award shows that an SME-sized specialist provider can deliver this type of council-commissioned service.

## Notice

The service provider will focus primarily on the early years and primary phases of education within mainstream education in Rutland based on the DFE principle.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087678-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £49,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Rutland County Council |
| Locality | OAKHAM |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE15 6HP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Electoral ward | Oakham South |
| Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Futures in Mind Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 11:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087678-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087678-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.futuresinmind.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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