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GM Speech, Language and Communication Early Years Lead and 0-19 Transformation GMCA 455C

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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02 Sep 2026 at 13:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greater Manchester Combined Authority commissioned speech, language and communication leadership and transformation services for early years and wider children and young people’s work. The purpose is to improve speech, language and communication outcomes for children across Greater Manchester. The requirement is classified as education and training services and is a professional advisory, clinical leadership and improvement service rather than the supply of physical goods. Delivery covers England, including the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority. The work is relevant to organisations that can lead speech, language and communication improvement across early years and broader 0–19 services, working with public-sector and children’s-service stakeholders.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Everyday Talk Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, and comprised one completed lot. The contract was signed and began on 19 August 2026, with an end date of 30 June 2027. Its value is £86,400 excluding VAT and £103,680 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a service and the tender as complete. No separate award date is recorded. The selected supplier is Everyday Talk Limited, based in Salford. This outcome shows that the authority used a non-competitive route for a defined specialist requirement, rather than inviting competing tenders through an open or selective procedure.

This procurement indicates demand for specialist speech, language and communication leadership focused on early years and children and young people up to age 19. A credible future competitor would need practitioners or advisers able to provide clinical leadership, shape transformation programmes and translate specialist expertise into measurable improvements in children’s communication outcomes. Experience of early years provision, wider children’s services and public-sector partnership working would be important, alongside the capacity to work across a broad English geography. The awarded supplier, Everyday Talk Limited, is recorded as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that the buyer accepted a substantial specialist provider with a social-purpose profile. Organisations with comparable leadership capability, education and training expertise, and the operational capacity to coordinate multi-area improvement work would be best placed when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GM Speech, Language and Communication Early Years Lead and 0-19 Transformation GMCA 455C

Notice Description

GM Speech, Language and Communication Clinical Lead (Early Years and Wider CYP work) Improving speech, language and communication outcomes for children across GM

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f05d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083051-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£86,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 6EU
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Everyday Talk Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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