Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Education Psychology Services
Authority: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide an equitable education psychology service for the pupils of all schools and educational settings in Kirklees, utilising a whole school approach including supporting professionals to know when and how to make a referral into the MHST service. To:
- Facilitate completion of the Self Evaluation (SEF) tool with schools on their whole school approach to social, emotional and mental health.
- Agree areas of development with schools in response to the outcome of the SEF, supporting schools to develop their whole school approach.
- Develop and deliver training offers in response to needs identified in the SEF.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 19 Mar 2026, 17:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:33 GMT
- Authority reference
C433134- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025991- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066fa8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
The incumbent provider has already seamlessly integrated the SEMH Self-Evaluation (SEF) tool into local practice, establishing a level of institutional knowledge and trust that a new entrant would struggle to replicate without significant disruption. Their existing command of the MHST referral pathways ensures that school professionals receive consistent, expert guidance, preventing a bottleneck in vital service access. By maintaining this partnership we maintain a provider who is already actively translating SEF outcomes into bespoke training and development plans, ensuring that the whole-school approach remains a lived reality rather than a theoretical goal. Ultimately, this continuation prioritises service stability and the proven expertise required to meet the complex social and emotional needs of the local school population.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published19 Mar 2026, 17:40 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 17:33 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees Council1 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 12 months. | £411,000 | 2 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kirklees CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender