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Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service

London Borough of Hackney

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03 Aug 2026 at 08:46

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hackney is commissioning an integrated children’s speech and language therapy service. The provider will support children with speech, language and communication needs, as well as swallowing and eating needs, helping them achieve their full communication potential. Work includes direct interventions set out in children’s Education, Health and Care Plans, indirect support through training for professionals, and guidance for parents and carers. The service will operate across Young Hackney, the Youth Justice Virtual School, schools and early years provision. It also includes speech and language therapists within Hackney’s Experts at Hand team, providing specialist advice to mainstream education settings so they can better support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. This is a health service.

The procurement reached tender and the buyer invited offers through an open procedure above the applicable threshold. Offers had to be submitted by 6 September 2026 at 5:00pm. The expected contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, comprising an initial three-year term with two possible one-year extensions. Its estimated total value is £12,269,984.09 including the potential extensions. The requirement is a services contract covering the full integrated provision. The published process describes the opportunity as a single service requirement. Suppliers should assess the tender documents for the detailed requirements governing delivery, intervention planning, professional support and the Experts at Hand service.

This opportunity suits an established provider of children’s speech and language therapy with the clinical capability to assess and support communication, swallowing and eating needs. Strong experience of delivering interventions linked to Education, Health and Care Plans will be relevant, alongside the ability to work effectively with schools, early years settings, youth services and education professionals. The service also calls for therapists who can contribute specialist advice through the Experts at Hand model, train professionals and guide parents and carers, rather than focusing only on one-to-one clinical work. Providers need the organisational capacity to coordinate delivery across multiple education and youth settings and to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. The opportunity is identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service

Notice Description

Delivering interventions to children with speech, language, communication, or swallowing and eating needs to help them reach their full communication potential. This includes delivering direct interventions in line with a Child's Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP), as well as offering indirect support through professional training and parent/carer guidance. This provision will work across Young Hackney, Youth Justice Virtual School, Schools, and Early Years provision. This contract will include for the provision of Speech and Language Therapists as part of the Hackney Experts at Hand team, in line with requirements related to the Department for Education's Experts at Hand initiative. This initiative is seeking to improve the capability of mainstream education settings to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND more effectively, by providing a new route to access expert advice and support from health professionals. The contract start date is expected to be 1st April 2027 with an initial term of 3 years, and two extension options each of a year; for a total possible contract length of 5 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a4b2b414-d5c7-4238-8858-e7466f80bfce
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/724e0eb0-3a1c-4f27-8172-9bd1fdff51e7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,269,984 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Hackney
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HACKNEY
Postcode
E8 1DY
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hackney Central
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Further Information

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