Closed tender

Educational Psychology Assessment Delivery - Purchase of Locum EPs to complete assessments

Details

Value
£1,920,000
Topic
General management consultancy services
Published
27 March 2026
Submission
1 May 2026

Tender description

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking suitably qualified Educational Psychologists to support the statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment process. Providers will be responsible for delivering person-centred, legally compliant psychological assessments and reports for eligible children and young people, in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice. The service must align with local strategic priorities and guidance, which will be shared upon agreement to deliver the service. The scope of work includes completing educational psychology assessments, producing detailed reports, and providing psychological advice to inform EHC needs assessments.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published27 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date1 May 2026

About the buyer

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a local authority, and its Category Management team runs procurement from the Civic Centre. Contract opportunities are listed on the council's own tender-search portal and on the government's Contracts Finder service. Pro-Contract, the Supply Stoke and Staffordshire portal, hosts contract opportunities shared across Staffordshire councils. A Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers advance notice of upcoming contracts before they are formally advertised. Every tendering procedure follows the council's own Procurement Code alongside the Procurement Act 2023. An awarded contracts directory publishes the outcome of every past tender for suppliers to review.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79411000 · General management consultancy services
  • 79600000 · Recruitment services
  • 85121270 · Psychiatrist or psychologist services

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