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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For Community Early Language Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ce32"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2026-07-17"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For Community Early Language Service

Buyer: CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ce32

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## Summary

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is initiating a public procurement process to procure a "Community Early Language Service" across the Bradford District. This service, part of strategies such as the Bradford's Best Start Local Plan 2026-2029, aims to support children aged 0-5 years to improve speech, language, and communication skills. As part of the planning phase, the Council seeks feedback from experienced organisations to shape the service model. A virtual market engagement event is scheduled for 7 August 2026. Interested providers should register via the YORtender platform. The tender is categorised under health and education services within the UKE41 region, with an anticipated gross budget of £3.6 million.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations with expertise in early childhood education, public health services, and community outreach. The proposed three-lot service model—covering universal support, targeted interventions, and workforce development—offers diverse engagement avenues. Businesses adept at integrating innovative and culturally responsive solutions to improve language outcomes would be well-suited for this tender. Additionally, organisations with capabilities in virtual training and development of early years practitioners will also find opportunities in workforce enhancement components of the service. Participation in this procurement can enhance a company's portfolio within the public sector and foster long-term partnerships with governmental bodies.

## Notice

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, on behalf of Public Health and in partnership with Bradford Children's and Families Trust, is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement of a Community Early Language Service across Bradford District. The proposed service will support children aged 0-5 years and their families to improve speech, language and communication development, increase school readiness and reduce inequalities in outcomes. The service forms an important part of Bradford's Best Start Local Plan 2026-2029, the Prevention and Early Help Strategy 2026-2031, and the wider Talking Bradford speech, language and communication pathway. The Council seeks feedback from organisations with relevant expertise to help shape the final service model. Background Speech, language and communication skills are fundamental to children's health, learning, wellbeing and future life opportunities. Bradford faces significant challenges relating to deprivation, educational inequalities and language development outcomes. Key local indicators include: * Approximately 7,000 children are born in Bradford District each year. * Around 59% of children live in the most deprived decile nationally. * Only 62% of children achieve a Good Level of Development at age five. * Communication and Language outcomes remain below the national average. * Around 50% of residents speak a language other than English as their primary language at home. The Council therefore wishes to commission an innovative, evidence-informed and culturally responsive service capable of improving outcomes for children and families across the district. Proposed Service Model The Council is considering a three-lot model comprising: Lot 1: Universal, Early Identification and Support * Community outreach and prevention activities. * Raising awareness of early language development. * Early identification of emerging speech, language and communication needs * Support for parents and carers to develop language-rich home learning environments. Lot 2: Targeted Intervention * Evidence-based early language interventions. * Support for children identified with speech, language and communication delay. * Delivery alongside parents and carers. * Integration with the Early Language Identification Measure (ELIM) pathway. Lot 3: Workforce Development * Training and development for practitioners across the early years system. * Building confidence in identifying and responding to emerging needs. * Supporting implementation of the Talking Bradford approach. The Market Engagement Event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Friday 7 August 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Interested providers must register their interest by accessing the YORtender/EU Supply e-tendering platform and sending a message through the messaging facility to notify the Authority of their intention to attend. Providers should also include the email address to which they would like the Microsoft Teams invitation link to be sent. The Microsoft Teams meeting link will be issued to all providers who have expressed an interest and provided a valid email address through the e-tendering platform.

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=107509&TID=100112593&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067949-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE41 Bradford |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2026 at 15:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067949-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067949-2026
  17th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=107509&TID=100112593&B=
- https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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