Decision details

Direct Award Report for Provision of Educational Psychology Locum agencies

Decision Maker: Director of Children's Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

1.    Approved a direct award of contracts to Provident Recruitment Limited t/a Psychology People (Registered in England 07513358) and also Sanctuary Personnel (Registered in England 05972910) for the provision of Locum Educational Psychologists in accordance with Contract Standing Order 23.1 where tendering under Standing Orders 15, 18 and 19 produced no tenders or inappropriate tenders.

 

2.    Noted the projected contract value for each of the organisations over the 3-year period starting on 01/02/2023 is as follows:

 

Name of organisation

Number of assessments

Total costs for 3-year period

Provident Recruitment Limited (company number 07513358)

240 assessments per year at £1229.50 per assessment

£295,080 per year.

Total cost £885,240.00

 

Inclusive of vat @ 20% £1,062,288.00

Sanctuary Personnel (company number 05972910)

240 assessments per year

£421,794 per year.

Total cost £1,265,382.00

 

Inclusive of vat @ 20%

£1,518,458.40

·        Provident Recruitment Limited – This cost does not include QA or admin support.

·        Sanctuary Personnel – This cost is for a managed service which includes provision of EP team to complete 20 statutory EP assessments (remote) per month (240 per year), Senior EP to complete QA on each report and a business support administrator to manage allocations, coordinate returns and track timescales.

Publication date: 03/02/2023

Date of decision: 03/02/2023

Effective from: 10/02/2023

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