Educational Psychology
Ed psych assessments for EHCPs, school consultancy, and traded services. 216 UK councils have discussed educational psychology in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about educational psychology
Educational Psychology is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 1,055 meeting mentions spanning 216 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 242 mentions in the last three months, against 151 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Educational Psychology sits within the broader education category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly educational psychology mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Somerset Council in South West is the most active authority on educational psychology, with 31 mentions across 31 monitored meetings — around 3% of all educational psychology discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Gravity Skills and Site Works” meeting on 17 Sept 2026.
Central Bedfordshire Council (29 mentions) and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (28) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset Council | South West | 31 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 29 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | West Midlands | 28 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 26 |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 17 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 17 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | Scotland | 17 |
| Suffolk County Council | East of England | 16 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | South East | 16 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 15 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 15 |
| Medway Council | South East | 14 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where educational psychology came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Central Bedfordshire Council · SEND Service Pressures · 2 Oct 2026
““Is there sufficient ed psych staffing””
Islington London Borough Council · SEND Reform & Inclusion · 1 Oct 2026
“we're recruiting an educational psychologist and a member of staff who will work under New River College to develop that pathway”
Medway Council · SEND & Care Reform Plans · 1 Oct 2026
“including educational psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy”
Thurrock Council · Transport and Investment · 30 Sept 2026
“late educational psychology reports due to local shortages”
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · SEND Funding and Capacity · 28 Sept 2026
“the recruitment of more EPs and OTs is a challenge”
Wandsworth London Borough Council · SEND and Youth Budget · 22 Sept 2026
“"speech and language, occupational therapy, EPs, specialist teachers"”
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Track educational psychology across every council
Set an alert on educational psychology and get notified whenever a monitored council discusses it — with the meeting, the context and the quote.