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Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
WESTFIELDS
SANDBACH
CW111HZ
Contact
Janet Ellison-Jones
janet.ellison-jones@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1270686456
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
Reference number
W1299
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Service contract for Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £2,000,000 / Highest offer: £2,500,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Cheshire East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Locum Educational Psychologists are required to complete bespoke psychological assessments contributing to the Council's statutory duties in relation to Education, Health and Care Plans.
Professional application of bespoke psychological services to fulfil some aspect of the Council's statutory duties relating to EHCNAs towards decision making around issuing EHCPs.
Work involved: Consultation, observation, administering a range of psychological assessments (where feasible), interpretation and analysis of data, identifying and outlining objectives and recommendations. Liaising with setting, parents / carers and other services to co-ordinate and support where deemed helpful in the course of their reportage.
Work commissioned is bespoke pieces of assessment.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial 2 year contracts offered with 3 x 12 month options to extend.
Up to 5 years in total, should extensions be exercised.
two.2.14) Additional information
There is a national shortage of EPs. It is therefore incredibly difficult to locate and commission suitably qualified and experienced EPs and Locum EPs.
The Council is implementing a number of parallel strategies that will reduce the level of Needs Assessments and external resource over this 5 year period.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The regulation being relied upon is regulation 32(b)(ii), (iii) e.g. where:
• Competition is absent for technical reasons e.g. no reasonable alternative
• substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-031943
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No1
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dr Helen Regan Psychology
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £100,000 / Highest offer: £250,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No2
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vahey Associates Limited
York
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £258,000 / Highest offer: £645,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No3
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheelagh McHugh
Davenham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £184,000 / Highest offer: £460,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No4
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wendy Rydzkowski Psychology
Warrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £48,000 / Highest offer: £120,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No5
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspire Educational Psychology Services
Preston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £20,000 / Highest offer: £50,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No6
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Murray Psychology
County Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £20,000 / Highest offer: £50,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No7
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Plumanicca Psychology
Lanarkshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £27,000 / Highest offer: £67,500 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No8
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dr LJ Kirven Ltd
Derbyshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £35,000 / Highest offer: £87,500 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No9
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Psychology 360
Leicestershire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £55,000 / Highest offer: £137,500 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No10
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Psychology Share Ltd
South Humberside
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £50,000 / Highest offer: £125,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No11
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Siobhan O'Hagan Psychology Limited
Cheshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £43,200 / Highest offer: £108,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No12
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hobson Psychology
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £24,000 / Highest offer: £60,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No13
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dr Rachael King
Northwich
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £59,000 / Highest offer: £147,500 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
W1299 No14
Title
Provision of Educational Psychologist Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Juliett Prescott
Macclesfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £48,000 / Highest offer: £120,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
There are 14 contracts to date to be agreed/updated.
Depending on extensions taken up or not subject to resource being available, over time, there may be additional EP's commissioned under this VEAT to the max value of £2.5m over the full potential 5 year period.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point that the information of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SINº 102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules total action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).