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Provision of Educational Psychologists to carry out Statutory Assessments

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Health and social work services
South West (UKK23)
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Official notice
Published value
£2,320,160
Submission deadline 16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Somerset Council: "Provision of Educational Psychologists to carry out Statutory Assessments". Published status: active. Published value: £2,320,160. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.
Contracting AuthoritySomerset CouncilScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
9d 8h left
16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission Gateway
Proactis / ProContract
supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Open procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,320,160
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Somerset Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Somerset Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.5Bids / Report
16.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
SWARCO SMART CHARGING LTDTop vendor: 73.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 278 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
SWARCO SMART CHARGING LTD1 win£11,666,667
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC1 win£2,550,000
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET1 win£498,000
C F Psychology Ltd1 win£320,000
Psychology Direct Ltd1 win£320,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySomerset Council
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
Last source update17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth and social work services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e55a
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
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What is being bought
The Provider shall supply suitably qualified and HCPC-registered Educational Psychologists (EPs) to undertake Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) work and produce Psychological Advice on behalf of Somerset Council. The overarching aim of the service is to support the timely completion of statutory EHC needs assessments and contribute to improved outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Provider will be expected to work collaboratively with Somerset Council to reduce delays within the EHC assessment process and support compliance with statutory timescales.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,320,160
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£2,320,160
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period10 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalThere is the potential for additional funding to be allocated to this service and for additional capacity to be required of the service due to the delivery of the Experts at Hand Offer and the need to backfill EP assessment capacity. Therefore, in line with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Permitted modifications), the scope of this contract may increase. This could be either an increase in the scope, an increase in the term or both. This will be at the Authorities discretion should the additional funding materialise and/ or the restructuring process result in the need for additional capacity in this service. As required this statement will be replicated in the Contract Terms and Conditions and the Contract Award Notice.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Somerset Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ
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