Notice Information
Notice Title
Outsourcing Staff for Speech and Language Assessment
Notice Description
Reduced time limits apply due to the use of the Provider Selection Regime Most Suitable Provider Process. Contract for Outsourcing of Speech and Language assessments as part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) pathway. To be awarded via the Provider Selection Regime Most Suitable Provider process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: one 4 month extension option to a maximum end date of 31/12/2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05627e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041453-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Silvia Preza
- Contact Email
- silvia.sousapreza@elht.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR2 8JB
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- Greyfriars
- Westminster Constituency
- Ribble Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041453-2025
18th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3234
Details of how Assessments will be made against the Key Criteria of PSR -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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