Notice Information
Notice Title
Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children and Young People
Notice Description
London Borough of Croydon (the Council) wishes to award a contract for services to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0- 25 with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in Croydon. This is an existing service, the intention is to award to two new providers. The contract award criteria was as set out in the procurement documents. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 23 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 8th October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Following evaluation in accordance with the criteria set out in the procurement documents it is our intention to award contracts for each Lot to the suppliers as detailed below: Lot 1, valued at PS251,849.00 (exc. VAT), and Lot 3, valued at PS313,300.00 (exc. VAT), to Better Rehabilitation UK. Lot 2, valued at PS372,465.00 (exc. VAT), to Allen Speech and Language Ltd. Full details regarding these suppliers is available below. Written representations should be sent to procurement@croydon.gov.uk. The decision for award of this contract was made in line with Croydon's Contracting Standing Orders which is available to view at www.croydon.gov.uk. A Conflict of interest assessment was undertaken in line with the regulations.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - North Croydon
North Locality of the borough of Croydon. Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
Renewal: Initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend by two further periods of 12 months. (3+1+1) resulting in a total potential contract term of 5 years.
Lot 2 - Central CroydonCentral Locality of the borough of Croydon. Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
Renewal: Initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend by two further periods of 12 months. (3+1+1) resulting in a total potential contract term of 5 years.
Lot 3 - South CroydonSouth Locality of the borough of Croydon. Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
Renewal: Initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend by two further periods of 12 months. (3+1+1) resulting in a total potential contract term of 5 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c41
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064034-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,243,159 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,243,159 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £5,390,800 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON
- Contact Name
- Natalie White
- Contact Email
- natalie.white@croydon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02087266000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CROYDON
- Postcode
- CR0 1EA
- Post Town
- Croydon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI62 Croydon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Croydon
- Electoral Ward
- Fairfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Croydon West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064034-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060518-2025
29th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060088-2025
26th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018773-2025
2nd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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