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title: "Speech & Language Direct Award"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-07-15"
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# Speech & Language Direct Award

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cba6

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## Summary

Worcestershire County Council, a regional authority, has completed the procurement process for the "Speech & Language Direct Award" under the Health Care Services category. The contract aims to enhance speech, language, and communication support within Worcestershire, focusing on updating the county's system pathway for speech and language needs. This initiative, classified under CPV code 85100000, covers services within the UKG12 region. Initiated as a direct award without prior competition under the Provider Selection Regime, the contract with Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust was signed on 1st April 2026. The contract runs from April 2026 to March 2027, with an option to extend for up to two additional years, and a total contract value estimated at £270,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, particularly those with experience in speech and communication development. Such businesses can leverage this contract to expand their offerings in regional educational settings, providing valuable tools and support to schools and nurseries. While the current award was a direct selection, it highlights potential collaboration pathways for businesses focusing on public health communication, educational workshops, and digital resource development. Those with experience in creating accessible educational materials and conducting online webinars would find considerable potential for growth through similar future tenders.

## Notice

The programme of work focuses on strengthening speech, language and communication support across Worcestershire through a refreshed whole-system approach. It will update and relaunch the county's SLCN balanced system pathway, ensuring parents, carers and wider children's workforce have clear, accessible information, written resources and free online webinars to support children's speech, language and communication development and to know when and where to seek support. This will be underpinned by enhanced Public Health communications to maximise reach and consistency across the sector. This is funded through the Best Start Family Hubs funding.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aims of the provision are * To update and refresh Worcestershire's SLCN Balanced System Pathway in order to ensure parents, carers and the wider children's workforce have access to information, written materials and online webinars to develop children's speech, language and communication skills and know where to go if they are concerned about a child's speech, language and communication development. * To support and expand the work of the 'lite' ELSEC Project (Early Language Support for Every Child) which is providing enhanced support to identified schools and settings to enable them to support children's speech, language and communication skills. This expansion will include: 1. Supporting the delivery of parent workshops in ELSEC schools for strategies or approaches embedded into practice in the school, for example listening skills or concept teaching 2. A package of support to identified feeder nurseries to support or enhance their universal and targeted offer, including the use of identification and intervention tools such as Little Link; including provision of any necessary equipment and resources The award has been made following direct award process A in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations. The contract is for 12 months from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. There is an option to extend for up to 2 years on a one plus one basis, subject to performance and funding priorities. The contract value for 2026-27 is PS90,000. The whole life value over the three years is PS270,000.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066619-2026 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £270,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH & CARE NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2026 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066619-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

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