AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Worcestershire County Council published contract details for EHCP Educational Psychology Assessments. The active contract is with LINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED and is stated as signed on 1 September 2025, running to 31 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for supplier LINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £233,750 excluding VAT (£280,500 including VAT) for educational psychology-related services in Worcestershire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £233,750 excluding VAT; £280,500 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names this supplier; its GB-COH identifier 11001354 matches the verified company number. Contract 1 linked to Award 1 states £233,750 net and £280,500 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 September 2025
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2025-09-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£233,750
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Contract 1 value.amount is 233750 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£280,500
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 280500 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1 and Lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 is linked to Lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2025-09-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
Published contract term
96% confidenceApproximately 14 months
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Calculated from the explicit start date of 1 September 2025 to end date of 31 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEducation Health Care Plan Educational Psychology Assessments
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The process title and description state “EHCP Educational Psychology Assessments” and “Education Health Care Plan Educational Psychology Assessments”.
Service classification
99% confidencePsychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
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Award item lists CPV 85121270, described as “Psychiatrist or psychologist services”.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKG12
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UKG12.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (Lot 1)
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Tender and award data each reference Lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - unknown”.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists “lightTouch”.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores or award rationale are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2025 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No options, extensions or renewal provisions are recorded.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot arrangement
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One supplier is named on Award 1, which is linked only to Lot 1.
Service market
98% confidenceEducational psychology assessment services
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The requirement concerns EHCP educational psychology assessments and is classified under psychologist services.
Pricing transparency
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published.
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The record provides contract totals but no rate card, unit prices or pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier name and GB-COH company number 11001354 match verified company data; no name mismatch is flagged.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 records status only; title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale or unsuccessful supplier data is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No tender submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or unsuccessful bidder information is supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, unit rates, extension provisions or renewal options are supplied.
- The delivery geography is recorded as region UKG12, without a more specific service-delivery location.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
EHCP Educational Psychology AssessmentsWorcestershire County CouncilLINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITEDeducational psychology servicesEHCP assessmentspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EHCP Educational Psychology Assessments contract?
LINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED, verified against company number 11001354.
What is the contract value?
£233,750 excluding VAT, or £280,500 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 September 2025 to 31 October 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 1 September 2025.
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