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Psychology Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £109k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2026
Contract term 11 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 May 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership are seeking to extend and develop new projects with a psychology services partner. To ensure continuity and resilience, we are seeking services from a team of psychologists rather than independent practitioners or a consortium approach which would provide the same assurance. Developing psychologically informed toolkits, resources and practitioner guidance to support individuals and partnerships responsible for preventing and reducing violence across the region. Delivering specialist evidence-based, formulation driven psychological interventions, as required to meet the needs of new projects.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership are seeking to extend and develop new projects with a psychology services partner.

To ensure continuity and resilience, we are seeking services from a team of psychologists rather than independent practitioners or a consortium approach which would provide the same assurance.

The provider(s) will work with WM VRP to agree a delivery plan for 11 months (up to the end of March 2027), which will include the following activity:

Delivering consultations, case formulations, clinical supervision and incident response.

Delivering psychological advice, formulation and guidance to inform service development and intervention planning and evaluation.

Developing psychologically informed toolkits, resources and practitioner guidance to support individuals and partnerships responsible for preventing and reducing violence across the region.

Delivering workforce development training to embed evidence-based, psychologically informed best practice across the children and young people's workforce.

Delivering specialist evidence-based, formulation driven psychological interventions, as required to meet the needs of new projects.

Having the capacity to deliver NICE compliant, trauma-informed neurodevelopmental psychological assessments.

Where required, physically embedding a psychologist in teams delivering interventions to high risk children and young people.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (11 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT

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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

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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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016972
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c3e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published250 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by237 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline214 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts186 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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