Contract

Provision of Educational Psychologists

  • Leeds City Council

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009561

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ed9b

Published 16 March 2025, 2:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Leeds City Council

Civic Hall, Calverley Street

Leeds

LS11UR

Contact

Philippa Elliott

Email

philippa.elliott@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1133785882

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leeds.gov.uk


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Educational Psychologists

Reference number

89773

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance

Leeds

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Locum Educational Psychologists (EP) and plan writers to ensure Leeds City Council can meet statutory timescales.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

8


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2022/S 010-020300


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

89773

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

29 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Liquid Personnel Limited

9 Appold Street

London

EC2A 2AP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

Companies House

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £981,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the modification of the contract is communicated to the market. This period allows interested parties to seek further information from the contracting authority before the modification is entered into.

Such additional information should be requested from the addressee found in I.1. If an appeal regarding the modification of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for such action had arisen).

Where the modification has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the correct implementation of a10 day standstill period and publication of appropriate notices the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance

Leeds

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Locum Educational Psychologists (EP) and plan writers to ensure Leeds City Council can meet statutory timescales.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

8

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£981,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Liquid Personnel Limited

9 Appold Street

London

EC2A 2AP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

Companies House

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

To modify the end date of the contract to 30th June 2025.

To provide additional capacity (a further 300 EHC needs assessments and plan writing).

To modify the payment terms from charge per plan to a day rate for plan writers.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

Additional EHC needs assessments and plan writing requirements to enable Leeds City Council to meet its statutory obligations.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £490,500

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £1,471,500