---
title: "Year 3 Trainee Educational Psychologist"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07877c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bedford Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# Year 3 Trainee Educational Psychologist

Buyer: Bedford Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07877c

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## Summary

Bedford Borough Council bought a Year 3 trainee educational psychologist placement for the 2026/27 academic year. The service is educational training, classified under adult and other education services (CPV 80400000). The supplier is the University of Southampton, and the delivery location is recorded as Bedfordshire. This is a single requirement for a trainee’s third year of educational psychology training, rather than a broad education-services contract. The council is the buyer and the university is the selected provider.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the University of Southampton. Bedford Borough Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The requirement was arranged as one lot. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £26,204 excluding VAT and £31,444 including VAT. The award date is not recorded in the available process data. No evaluation criteria are stated.

This award indicates demand from Bedford Borough Council for a third-year educational psychology training placement, delivered through a university. A credible provider would need to offer relevant postgraduate educational psychology training and the capacity to support a trainee through the final year of the programme. The University of Southampton’s selection shows that a higher education institution can provide the service, but the procurement data does not identify additional required accreditations, experience thresholds or staffing specifications. The direct, non-competitive route used for this below-threshold purchase is relevant to understanding how the council arranged this individual placement; it should not be taken as evidence that future requirements will use the same route. The requirement is specialist and focused on training one year-group level of trainee, rather than general educational provision.

## Notice

Year 3 Trainee Educational Psychologist 2026/27

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096975-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 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 | £26,204 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bedford Borough Council |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University of Southampton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 12:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096975-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096975-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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