Award

Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service

CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL

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TenderUpdate

20 Feb 2025 at 13:05

Award

06 Feb 2025 at 12:49

Tender

24 Sep 2024 at 11:55

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service, which falls under the health services industry category. The authority is located in Crewe, UKD62. The procurement process is at the Award stage as of February 20, 2025, with the contract officially commencing on April 1, 2025, and running until March 31, 2030, with the potential for two additional one-year extensions, totalling a lifetime contract value of £18,750,920. The service aims to support children and young people in improving their speech and language skills, thereby enhancing their overall communication capabilities and emotional well-being.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, particularly those with expertise in paediatric therapy, innovative teaching methods, and service integration. The contract seeks a single provider to ensure consistent service delivery across the borough, making it ideal for well-established organisations with the capacity to handle large-scale operations. Companies with experience in creating inclusive and sustainable healthcare environments, training staff, and engaging with local communities to reduce health inequalities would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The emphasis on innovation, social value, and collaborative approaches further highlights the potential for businesses to contribute to meaningful community outcomes while expanding their operations.

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Notice Title

Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service

Notice Description

The service endeavours to support the children and young people in Cheshire East receiving Speech and Language Therapy to be their best and improve their communication skills. With the aim of improving the emotional health and well-being for children and young people by providing a speech, language and communication support that helps them to achieve their potential. The whole system service delivery is outcomes based and recognises and builds on the strengths of children, young people and their families. The service will ensure that service delivery is provided through one provider only across Cheshire East, this will ensure complete consistency of service provision for all the children, young people and families within the borough.

Lot Information

Lot 1

It is intended to award a contract to an existing provider following the competitive procedure for the provision of a Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service. This is an existing service and is for an initial period of 5 years. The full term including optional extensions is 7 years and the lifetime value of the contract is PS18,750,920

Options: The contract duration is for an initial period of 5 years from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030 with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to 2032.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d48
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006185-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,750,920 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Tracy Roberts, Tracy Roberts
Contact Email
tracy.roberts@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1270686973, +44 1270886440

Buyer Location

Locality
SANDBACH
Postcode
CW11 1HZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (MCHFT

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