Official UK procurement notice
250900 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: De Montfort University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is looking to establish a framework agreement featuring up to four Clinical Psychologists for the supply of Psychology Tests on behalf of its Students.
DMU proposes to enter contract for a four-year period with the successful Tenderers. The anticipated contract commencement date is 1st April 2026, with expiry date 31st March 2030. The estimated total value of this contract over a four-year period, across all framework suppliers, is expected to be around £100,000 excluding VAT, assuming current requirement of these services.
The estimated number of Clinical Psychological Tests commissioned by DMU comprises of approximately 25 student assessments per annum in total. Of these, approximately five might fail to attend the initial appointment or attend an initial appointment only and progress no further, with perhaps 20 students progressing through the full process.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
Allocation of work
The allocation of work will be based on the most advantageous (top-ranked) provider being provided with work first, based on the overall scores achieved in the evaluation process. The allocation of work will be based on the capacity of each clinical psychologist and therein once the top scoring has reached capacity to fulfil requirements (or in the University's judgement service standards would suffer from further allocation at that moment in time) delivery and allocation of work will then be passed to the second highest scoring provider, this process will continue to the third and fourth as required. If at any stage a clinical psychologist fails to accept work, then the work will be offered to the next highest scoring provider until the work is accepted.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “250900” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Oct 2025, 17:41 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 21:45 GMT
- Authority reference
Clinical Psychological Assessments- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078682- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2e1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published362 days ago23 Oct 2025, 17:41 BST
- Next notice expected343 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published322 days ago1 Dec 2025, 22:02 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends281 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published224 days ago9 Mar 2026, 21:45 GMT
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published23 Oct 2025, 17:41 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 22:02 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Dec 2025, 22:02 GMT
- Deadline moved to 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT1 Dec 2025, 22:02 GMT+35 days · was 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 21:45 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Mar 2026, 21:45 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR SAMANTHA LEWIS LTDSME, Minds in Session LtdSME, Wellbeing For UsClinical Psychological Assessments1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £120,000 inc. VAT | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- DR SAMANTHA LEWIS LTDFramework contractor
- MINDS IN SESSION LTDFramework contractor
- WELLBEING FORUS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender