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

Stoke on Trent City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 11:41.

Opportunity overview

Provision of suitably qualified and appropriately experienced Educational Psychologists to undertake educational psychology assessments and provide educational psychology reports and advice for eligible children and young people (CYP) in Stoke-on-Trent. Services will support the Council in fulfilling its statutory duties under the Children and Families Act 2014, SEND Code of Practice and associated regulations, including assessments and psychological advice for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs). Services may include educational psychology assessments (or elements thereof), preparation of educational psychology reports and advice, additional psychological advice and attendance at tribunals, as required by the Council. Assessments may be delivered face-to-face or virtually at locations within or outside Stoke-on-Trent, as specified by the Council. Professionals must be HCPC registered, appropriately qualified and experienced, hold an Enhanced DBS check and comply with applicable safeguarding, data protection, health and safety and professional requirements. Assessments and reports must be completed to the Council's required quality standards and within the timescales specified at referral, including statutory timescales where applicable. Reports must be accurate, professionally presented and submitted using the Council's prescribed templates and secure communication arrangements. Work will be allocated by the Council on an as-required basis and there is no guarantee of any minimum volume of work. Payment will be made at the fixed rates set out in the Pricing Schedule for each assessment or other agreed work item

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

HAMMOND CLARKE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
6 Aug 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06291815
Location
Watford, UKH23, WD17 1HP, United Kingdom

PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
6 Aug 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04430310
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS18 4BH, United Kingdom

PSYCHOLOGY DIRECT LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
6 Aug 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07008023
Location
Dorking, UKJ26, RH4 2HF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-067618
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
The providers are ranked first, second and third and referrals are made as follows: The Councils Educational Psychology Service undertakes the initial prioritisation of each referral based upon needs as detailed in the referral. The Professional will be contacted via email to check their availability to undertake work, along with priority of referrals. On acceptance of referrals the relevant information required to undertake the assessment will be forwarded to the Professional via secure email. If the Professional does not have capacity to complete the assessments/ reports etc. within the required time period as detailed within the referral email, the Professional must decline the referral.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Stoke on Trent City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST4 1HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PSYCHOLOGY DIRECT LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07008023

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07008023

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCVY-8465-LQPM

Address

Street Address
156 South Street
Locality
Dorking
Postal Code
RH4 2HF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ26

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
HAMMOND CLARKE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06291815

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06291815

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXPM-6362-ZWZV

Address

Street Address
C/O Hillier Hopkins Llp, First Floor Radius House
Locality
Watford
Postal Code
WD17 1HP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04430310

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04430310

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLHY-2943-ZDLH

Address

Street Address
19 New Street Horsforth
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS18 4BH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85121270
Description
Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07008023
Name
PSYCHOLOGY DIRECT LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-06291815
Name
HAMMOND CLARKE LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-04430310
Name
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 year extension applicable for the same model, same specification...

Value

Including VAT
2,304,000
Amount
1,843,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093180-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stoke-on-Trent · UKG23 · ST4 1HH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 028343-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 028570-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 075217-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 093180-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·