Official UK procurement notice
ESCC Recruitment agent for Children's Needs Assessments
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA recruitment agency specialising in social care is required to source individuals to help deliver Children's Needs Assessments for ESCC as part of our statutory responsibilities.
The Council requires external Educational Psychologists (EPs) to help complete Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (psychological advice is required for every assessment). The Council has internal EPs, however they consistently do not have the capacity to meet the assessment demand.
EPs are experts in human development, learning, and behaviour, and help schools, families, and children overcome learning and emotional difficulties. They conduct psychological assessments and observations to identify a child's learning barriers, such as issues with confidence, anxiety, or dyslexia.
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
- Standard
- 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
- 23 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMT
- Authority reference
16292- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016013- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0659fdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaders In Care Recruitment LtdSME | £82,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Leaders In Care Recruitment LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £82,800
- Period
- 19 Feb 2026 – 18 Aug 2026 · up to 18 Feb 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Up to six months extension option.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender