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Published 15 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Educational Psychology Statutory Assessments

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£143,000£143,000 inc. VAT2.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025
Awarded to Psychology Direct
Contract term 4 moends 31 Dec 2025 · starts 29 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver 100 individual assessments for children and young people and provide statutory Educational Psychology Advice for the City of Wolverhampton Council on behalf of the Educational Psychology Service. This contract is being tendered using Light Touch Services (Procurement Act 2023 Section 9) below-threshold.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£143,000
Contract period: 29 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (4 mo)Value: £143,000 exc. VAT · £143,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Evaluation criteria: Quality 25%, Commercial 75%

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 16:21 BST
Authority reference
CWC25096
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040114
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fb2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 16:21 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 15:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 16:21 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2025, 16:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Psychology DirectSME£140,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Educational Psychology Statutory Assessments · Psychology DirectSME

    Signed
    15 Sept 2025
    Value
    £140,000
    Period
    15 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PSYCHOLOGY DIRECT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07008023GB-PPON: PCVY-8465-LQPM 156 South Street, Dorking, South East, RH4 2HFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender