Official UK procurement notice
Educational Psychologists service to carry out Statutory Assessments
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide an Educational Psychologists service to carry out statutory assessments
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,320,160
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
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 morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 17:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
EPRO1000556- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077998- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e55aFind a Tender
- Risks
There is the potential for additional funding to be allocated to this service and for additional capacity to be required of the service due to the delivery of the Experts at Hand Offer and the need to backfill EP assessment capacity. Therefore, in line with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Permitted modifications), the scope of this contract may increase. This could be either an increase in the scope, an increase in the term or both. This will be at the Authorities discretion should the additional funding materialise and/ or the restructuring process result in the need for additional capacity in this service. As required this statement will be replicated in the Contract Terms and Conditions and the Contract Award Notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BST
- Clarification questions by50 days ago9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline43 days ago16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent46h ago28 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published29h ago28 Oct 2026, 17:40 GMT
- Award decision expected by22h ago28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 11 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 11 days10 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2026, 17:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2026, 17:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF Psychology GroupSME, Procure Direct Ltd, Spencer Clarke Group LtdSMEjoint award10 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: There is the potential for additional funding to be allocated to this service and for additional capacity to be required of the service due to the delivery of the Experts at Hand Offer and the need to backfill EP assessment capacity. Therefore, in line with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Permitted modifications), the scope of this contract may increase. This could be either an increase in the scope, an increase in the term or both. This will be at the Authorities discretion should the additional funding materialise and/ or the restructuring process result in the need for additional capacity in this service. As required this statement will be replicated in the Contract Terms and Conditions and the Contract Award Notice. | £2,320,160 | 28 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 3 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CF PSYCHOLOGY GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
- PROCURE DIRECT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Spencer Clarke Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender