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title: "GM Speech, Language and Communication Early Years Lead and 0-19 Transformation GMCA 455C"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f05d"
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buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-09-02"
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# GM Speech, Language and Communication Early Years Lead and 0-19 Transformation GMCA 455C

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f05d

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority commissioned speech, language and communication leadership and transformation services for early years and wider children and young people’s work. The purpose is to improve speech, language and communication outcomes for children across Greater Manchester. The requirement is classified as education and training services and is a professional advisory, clinical leadership and improvement service rather than the supply of physical goods. Delivery covers England, including the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority. The work is relevant to organisations that can lead speech, language and communication improvement across early years and broader 0–19 services, working with public-sector and children’s-service stakeholders.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Everyday Talk Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, and comprised one completed lot. The contract was signed and began on 19 August 2026, with an end date of 30 June 2027. Its value is £86,400 excluding VAT and £103,680 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a service and the tender as complete. No separate award date is recorded. The selected supplier is Everyday Talk Limited, based in Salford. This outcome shows that the authority used a non-competitive route for a defined specialist requirement, rather than inviting competing tenders through an open or selective procedure.

This procurement indicates demand for specialist speech, language and communication leadership focused on early years and children and young people up to age 19. A credible future competitor would need practitioners or advisers able to provide clinical leadership, shape transformation programmes and translate specialist expertise into measurable improvements in children’s communication outcomes. Experience of early years provision, wider children’s services and public-sector partnership working would be important, alongside the capacity to work across a broad English geography. The awarded supplier, Everyday Talk Limited, is recorded as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that the buyer accepted a substantial specialist provider with a social-purpose profile. Organisations with comparable leadership capability, education and training expertise, and the operational capacity to coordinate multi-area improvement work would be best placed when this requirement returns.

## Notice

GM Speech, Language and Communication Clinical Lead (Early Years and Wider CYP work) Improving speech, language and communication outcomes for children across GM

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083051-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £86,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Everyday Talk Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 13:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083051-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083051-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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