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title: "Speech Bubbles"
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# Speech Bubbles

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a5dab5c-cb26-4d7d-a308-791f94b7d380

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## Summary

The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of primary education services titled "Speech Bubbles" to Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre. The procurement process was a direct award method with a contract value of £171,211. The contract period is from 4th October 2022 to 31st March 2023. The tender was focused on improving speech, language, and communication skills in Key Stage 1 children in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This contract presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in providing drama-led interventions for educational purposes. Businesses in the services industry, particularly those involved in primary education services and drama-related activities, would be well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future. The awarded contract aims to enhance social and personal wellbeing through innovative approaches to learning and communication.

## Notice

Speech Bubbles is a drama-led intervention aimed at improving speech, language and communication (SLC) in selected school children in Key Stage 1 (five and seven-year-olds). Language is clearly a major vehicle for learning and critical to children's mental, social, emotional and intellectual development (Communication Trust, 2010). If SLC needs are not tackled in the early years, these issues can become increasingly difficult to address and are strongly linked in later life with mental illness, unemployment, relationship breakdowns, and offending. It is a whole-body approach to learning, recognising that body language, gesture, facial expression, eye contact, sounds, humour and words are all part of communication and that children learn best when they're in a positive state of mind. It promotes social and personal wellbeing through story and play, using theatre skills to encourage children to express themselves.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d087e36c-3940-4942-8b53-eacbf4937f6a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £171,211 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £171,211 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2022 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d087e36c-3940-4942-8b53-eacbf4937f6a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d087e36c-3940-4942-8b53-eacbf4937f6a
  6th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

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