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title: "Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049d48"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049d48

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## Summary

Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service, which falls under the health services industry category. The authority is located in Crewe, UKD62. The procurement process is at the Award stage as of February 20, 2025, with the contract officially commencing on April 1, 2025, and running until March 31, 2030, with the potential for two additional one-year extensions, totalling a lifetime contract value of £18,750,920. The service aims to support children and young people in improving their speech and language skills, thereby enhancing their overall communication capabilities and emotional well-being.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, particularly those with expertise in paediatric therapy, innovative teaching methods, and service integration. The contract seeks a single provider to ensure consistent service delivery across the borough, making it ideal for well-established organisations with the capacity to handle large-scale operations. Companies with experience in creating inclusive and sustainable healthcare environments, training staff, and engaging with local communities to reduce health inequalities would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The emphasis on innovation, social value, and collaborative approaches further highlights the potential for businesses to contribute to meaningful community outcomes while expanding their operations.

## Notice

The service endeavours to support the children and young people in Cheshire East receiving Speech and Language Therapy to be their best and improve their communication skills. With the aim of improving the emotional health and well-being for children and young people by providing a speech, language and communication support that helps them to achieve their potential. The whole system service delivery is outcomes based and recognises and builds on the strengths of children, young people and their families. The service will ensure that service delivery is provided through one provider only across Cheshire East, this will ensure complete consistency of service provision for all the children, young people and families within the borough.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

It is intended to award a contract to an existing provider following the competitive procedure for the provision of a Cheshire East Paediatric Speech, Language & Communication Service. This is an existing service and is for an initial period of 5 years. The full term including optional extensions is 7 years and the lifetime value of the contract is PS18,750,920

Options: The contract duration is for an initial period of 5 years from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030 with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to 2032.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006185-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,750,920 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Crewe Central |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (MCHFT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2025 at 13:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006185-2025
- 6 Feb 2025 at 12:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003957-2025
- 24 Sep 2024 at 11:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030474-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=bd058589-9979-ef11-812f-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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