Official UK procurement notice
CPU 8164 Educational Psychologist Advice for EHC Statutory Assessments
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£250,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Linq Healthcare Recruitment Specialists Ltd, PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIFE LIMITED2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocum Educational Psychologists to deliver statutory psychological advice for Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments, ensuring compliance with statutory timelines and supporting vulnerable children and young people with special educational needs in Nottingham City.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Authority reference
CPU8164- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013876- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065492Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Contract details notice published16 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £250,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 16 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linq Healthcare Recruitment Specialists LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
| PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIFE LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Linq Healthcare Recruitment Specialists LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 16 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contract 2 · PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIFE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 16 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- LINQ HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIFE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender