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title: "Virtual School - Clinical Psychology Led Education Support"
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# Virtual School - Clinical Psychology Led Education Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/virtual-school-clinical-psychology-led-education-support-ocds-h6vhtk-068842). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "Virtual School - Clinical Psychology Led Education Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £302,400. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Published Value:** £302,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 July 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £302,080 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/virtual-school-clinical-psychology-led-education-support-ocds-h6vhtk-068842#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068842`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/virtual-school-clinical-psychology-led-education-support-ocds-h6vhtk-068842#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/virtual-school-clinical-psychology-led-education-support-ocds-h6vhtk-068842#participate

## Description
Liverpool City Council, through Liverpool Virtual School, has awarded a contract for the provision of a clinical psychology-led education support service for children in care, previously looked-after children, and children with a social worker.
The service will provide psychology-informed consultation, advice, workforce development and strategic support to schools, educational settings, social care professionals, carers and Virtual School staff across Liverpool.
The contract includes:
~Trauma-informed and attachment-aware consultation for professionals and carers;
~Workforce training and development programmes;
~Reflective supervision and professional support for practitioners;
~Advice and guidance to support educational planning, inclusion and participation;
~Support for multi-agency working and partnership development;
~Strategic advice and capacity-building support for Liverpool Virtual School;
~Development of psychologically informed practice across education and children's services.
The service aims to improve educational outcomes, well-being, engagement and participation in education by increasing understanding of the impact of trauma, attachment, adversity and developmental experiences on children and young people. The service is educational and consultative in nature and does not include the provision of clinical assessment, diagnosis, therapy or treatment.
The services will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online meetings, training sessions, workshops, consultations, supervision sessions and strategic support activities across Liverpool.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £302,400

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CAYP PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:12016198`
  - Value: £302,080 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 08/09/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £302,080
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061686-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-24T14:08:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:17:46.783Z
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