Official UK procurement notice
Educational Psychology Support Services
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAdditional Educational Psychologists to supplement Wirral EP Service's core team to deliver statutory psychological advices required for children and young people undergoing the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) process.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,068,025
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)
- Quality: 40% quality 10% Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2028
- First published
- 7 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN819164- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060010- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067cbcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Contract title- Educational Psychology Support Services
Reference- DN819164
Closing date/time- 12 Noon on Tuesday 21st July 2026
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Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
- Market engagement174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Questionnaire to be completed on the Chest portal:
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Title- Soft Market testing- Locum Educational Psychologist Support
Project reference- DN813059
Questions to be raised via the Chest portal
Closing date for responses 5pm on Thursday 30th April 2026
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- Next notice expected156 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Clarification questions by100 days ago14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by63 days ago19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
- Standstill ends14 days ago7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published7 Apr 2026, 11:12 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Apr 2026, 09:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BSTUK4
- Published value updated25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Status changed to active25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST25 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Sept 2026, 13:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Personnel Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 | £3,068,025 inc. VAT | 14 Sept 2026standstill to 7 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LIQUID PERSONNEL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender