--- title: "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-03-22" --- # CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES Buyer: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eedf5814-8942-4a4e-abc6-22cf73b4e7fe.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Cheshire West and Chester Council, which has initiated a tender for the "Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Services". This service aims to deliver high-quality, evidence-based support to children and young people across the Cheshire West borough. The procurement is classified under health and social work services and is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 19 April 2022. The contract, valued at approximately £9.75 million, is set to begin on 1 October 2022 and will run until 30 September 2025. The procurement method is open, allowing any interested parties to submit their bids during this period. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care, particularly those experienced in providing therapy services to children and young people. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited for this contract, as the council encourages participation from diverse providers. Entities that can deliver innovative, collaborative solutions and demonstrate a capacity for effective partnership working with families, schools, and other community services may find this opportunity to be a catalyst for growth in the public sector. ## Notice Cheshire West and Chester Council and Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group are working together to re-commission Children &Young Peoples Speech and Language Therapy Services across the borough of Cheshire West. The new service will be provided by one single provider to deliver a consistent, high quality, evidence-based, innovative service in order to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. The service will work proactively and collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, settings and the range of children & young peoples services, so that children can be identified and supported as early as possible, recognising that children& young peoples outcomes can't improve without partnership working. The service will triage, assess and treat children and young people referred into the service according to clinical pathways with tracking and monitoring progress using Therapy Outcome Measures. The full specification is available along with all the other tender documents on www.the-chest.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a9994bf-2146-4a0a-911c-318f8956e683 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | 19 Apr 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,752,995 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ELLESMERE PORT | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH65 0BE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester | | Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester | | Electoral ward | Central & Grange | | Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 22 Mar 2022 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a9994bf-2146-4a0a-911c-318f8956e683 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a9994bf-2146-4a0a-911c-318f8956e683 22nd March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=47023170-ea3b-ec11-810e-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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