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title: "Speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services"
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# Speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e8f7

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## Summary

Birmingham City Council has recently awarded a contract for Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) services, following the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract, valued at approximately £8.1 million, runs from 8th May 2025 and will last for three years. The procurement is under the provider selection regime with no prior publication of a call for competition due to its direct award nature. Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust has been appointed to continue delivering services, ensuring that pupils with additional needs in Birmingham have access to supportive educational and health services.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for experienced service providers in the healthcare and educational sectors. Companies adept at offering integrated services across health, social care, and education are well-positioned to thrive. Businesses capable of facilitating seamless collaboration with local authorities, educational settings, and families will benefit from the contract's scope to enhance social value through workforce upskilling and delivering innovative, evidence-based solutions to support children and young people's development.

## Notice

The Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) service supports SEND Locality teams in providing pupils with additional needs access to an inclusive and well-rounded education that meets their specific requirements. This service enhances practices across educational settings by delivering SALT and OT expertise to teachers and support staff through professional development frameworks. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, SaLT and OT specialists will work collaboratively with schools, early years settings, and families, fostering effective links with wider health services for comprehensive support. The service prioritises strong partnerships with parents, carers, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive, family-centred support.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) service supports SEND Locality teams in providing pupils with additional needs access to an inclusive and well-rounded education that meets their specific requirements. This service enhances practices across educational settings by delivering SALT and OT expertise to teachers and support staff through professional development frameworks. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, SaLT and OT specialists will work collaboratively with schools, early years settings, and families, fostering effective links with wider health services for comprehensive support. The service prioritises strong partnerships with parents, carers, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive, family-centred support. Birmingham City Council wishes to follow the Direct Award Process C to award a contract to the existing provider of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services whose contract is due to end in March 2025. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably. BCC is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS8.1M for a duration of 3 years from 1st April 2025.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020480-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 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 | £8,100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85142100 - Physiotherapy services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 12 May 2025 at 12:44 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020480-2025
- 3 Mar 2025 at 13:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007662-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk
- http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

## Provenance

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