Closed tender

Educational Psychology Assessment Delivery - Purchase of Locum EPs to complete assessments (SC, HI & W/2025/102

Details

Topic
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Published
27 March 2026
Submission
1 May 2026

Tender description

For the provision of suitably qualified Educational Psychologists who can complete Provider assessments to eligible children and young people across Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has a duty to ensure that Providers are available to complete a range of assessments under the Children’s and Families Act 2014, including the SEND Code of Practice and associated regulations. As part of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan process, Providers are required to: • Complete the educational psychology assessment • Complete the educational psychology report • Provide psychological advice for education, health and care needs assessments. The SEND Code of Practice 2015 set out a list of professionals and agencies from whom the LA must seek advice as part of the statutory assessment. Psychological advice and information from an educational psychologist who should normally be employed or commissioned by the local authority must be sought. Keywords: Psychology

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

  • 79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 85121270 · Psychiatrist or psychologist services

AI insights

  • Is there a preferred supplier?
  • What are the buyers pain points?
  • What has the buyer previously procured?
  • What are the key requirements?
Sign-up to enrich

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Contact nameJob titlePhone numberWork email
Head of Procurement+44 •••• ••••••
Commercial Director+44 •••• ••••••
Procurement Manager+44 •••• ••••••
Category Lead+44 •••• ••••••
Senior Buyer+44 •••• ••••••
Contracts Manager+44 •••• ••••••

74 similar open tenders

See more open tenders related to Educational Psychology Assessment Delivery - Purchase of Locum EPs to complete assessments (SC, HI & W/2025/102.

Explore all open tenders

Related buyers

Buyers similar to Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

View all buyers

Win more public sector contracts

Track every UK and Ireland tender in one place — set up alerts, find decision-makers, and never miss an opportunity.