Planning

Educational Psychologists to Provide Advice in Education Health and Care Assessments

  • Durham County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034672

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055274 (view related notices)

Published 24 June 2025, 11:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Durham County Council

Corten House, Dunholme Close

Durham

DH15WB

Contact

Clare Musgrove

Email

clare.musgrove@durham.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC14 - Durham CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.durham.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.open-uk.org

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.open-uk.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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

Educational Psychologists to Provide Advice in Education Health and Care Assessments

Reference number

001835

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract is for Educational Psychologists to provide advice in Education Health and Care Assessments to complement the Council's statutory provision.

The Council is seeking multiple providers that can provide the above named services.

This is an open agreement where, at any time, any Provider that meets the required standards in the Selection Questionnaire can be awarded a contract.

The Council makes no guarantee to any Provider that they will be awarded any work under this contract and no guarantee is made in respect of any volume of work under any such agreement, or in aggregate under the contract. The Contract provides for no form of exclusivity and the Council is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any Services.

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued under Direct Award Process B in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this opportunity.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract is for Educational Psychologists to provide advice in Education Health and Care Assessments to complement the Council's statutory provision.

The Council is seeking multiple providers that can provide the above named services.

This is an open agreement where, at any time, any Provider that meets the required standards in the Selection Questionnaire can be awarded a contract.

The Council makes no guarantee to any Provider that they will be awarded any work under this contract and no guarantee is made in respect of any volume of work under any such agreement, or in aggregate under the contract. The Contract provides for no form of exclusivity and the Council is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any Services.

two.2.14) Additional information

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued under Direct Award Process B in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this opportunity.

This in an open opportunity where providers can submit their application at any time throughout the lifetime of the contract.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

25 June 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No