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Market engagement for Specialist Speech and Language Therapy (AAC) for school age children

Description: Fairfields School (Northampton) has been awarded the commission to deliver the local High-Tech Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) service for children across Northamptonshire. As part of our service development, we are inviting independent Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy organisations with specialist AAC expertise to join an online market engagement event. We are seeking specialist Speech and Language Therapy support to work alongside our multidisciplinary team in delivering the local High-Tech AAC service. The initial requirement is anticipated to be: * 2 days per week * 40 weeks per year (term time only) * Potential for extension subject to service demand and contract continuation We are interested in engaging with providers who can demonstrate: * Qualification as a Speech and Language Therapist with specialist AAC (read more...)

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is developing a specialist speech and language therapy service to support its local high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) provision for school-age children and young people across Northamptonshire. The commissioned service is delivered by Fairfields School in Northampton; specialist therapists or organisations will work alongside its multidisciplinary team. The work involves supporting children with complex communication needs, including assessment and recommendations on communication pathways, devices and software. Providers will also contribute to professional and family support and help evidence service outcomes. This is specialist therapy and support within education, rather than a general speech and language therapy service.

National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2026-30

Description: West Northamptonshire Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) Oral Health Survey in accordance with national survey protocols. The service will include the planning, coordination, delivery and reporting of epidemiological surveys of oral health across West Northamptonshire.

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council intends to commission the National Dental Epidemiology Programme oral health survey across West Northamptonshire. The service covers planning, coordinating, delivering and reporting epidemiological surveys in line with national survey protocols. The surveys will focus on children, with other populations included if required by future national programme requirements. The findings will support statutory assessments of oral health needs, strategic commissioning and service planning, as well as work to reduce oral health inequalities. This is dental epidemiology and survey delivery work, rather than routine dental treatment. The council is the buyer, and the survey work will take place across West Northamptonshire.

Street Light Repair Project

Description: Billing Parish Council invites tenders for repair, refurbishment and replacement works to its street lighting network comprising 91 lighting assets, including standard steel columns, Victorian heritage columns, post-top lanterns and bracket-mounted lanterns. The works comprise repairs, refurbishment and replacement items identified within the Council's electrical and structural assessment. This may include column replacement, lantern replacement, photocell replacement, rewiring, cable repairs, bracket repairs, access doors, column straightening, concrete collars, earth safety labels and asset renumbering. Defective columns identified for replacement shall be removed and replaced with new columns complete with LED lanterns, photocells, testing and commissioning. Any Victorian heritage columns requiring replacement must be replaced on a like-for-like basis in appearance, scale and character whilst incorporating modern LED lighting technology. Existing heritage columns not identified for replacement shall be (read more...)

Summary: Billing Parish Council is seeking a contractor for repairs, refurbishment and replacement across its street-lighting network of 91 assets in Northampton. The work covers standard steel and Victorian heritage columns, post-top and bracket-mounted lanterns. Tasks identified by electrical and structural assessments may include replacing columns and lanterns, photocells and wiring, repairing cables and brackets, fitting access doors, straightening columns, installing concrete collars, adding earth-safety labels and renumbering assets. Replacement columns must be supplied with LED lanterns, photocells, testing and commissioning. Heritage columns requiring replacement must retain their appearance, scale and character while using modern LED technology; other heritage columns identified for work are to be cleaned, prepared and repainted. The contractor must also assess one uninspected asset and recommend and price any remedial work.

The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service

Description: This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") contains instructions and key information about the procurement process. This ITT constitutes the conditions of the procurement process and by participating, Potential Suppliers agree to these conditions. West Northamptonshire Council ("Authority") and North Northamptonshire Council ("Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the supply of goods in respect of this requirement. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Section 9 Light Touch Contracts. This procurement is being conducted through the Open procedure to identify the Potential Supplier(s) for the Authority's requirement. The ICELS supports people to remain independent within their own homes, reduces health inequalities, promotes recovery, rehabilitation, and enables people to live more safely. The ICELS will provide timely access to equipment that supports prevention, hospital avoidance, hospital (read more...)

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council, acting as lead authority with North Northamptonshire Council, is procuring an integrated community equipment loan service. The service supplies equipment to help people remain independent at home, recover or rehabilitate, avoid hospital admission, and leave hospital safely. It also supports intermediate care, reablement, palliative and end-of-life care, continuing healthcare and longer-term community support. The provider must make equipment available to people who fund their own purchases at the contract rates, and liaise with them on assessment, supply, installation and aftercare. The provider will also work with commissioners on a self-assessment model, including an accessible online tool to help people and carers assess needs and find suitable equipment. Delivery is in Northamptonshire.

The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service

Description: This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") contains instructions and key information about the procurement process. This ITT constitutes the conditions of the procurement process and by participating, Potential Suppliers agree to these conditions. West Northamptonshire Council ("Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the supply of goods in respect of this requirement. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Section 9 Light Touch Contracts. This procurement is being conducted through the Open procedure to identify the Potential Supplier(s) for the Authority's requirement. The ICELS supports people to remain independent within their own homes, reduces health inequalities, promotes recovery, rehabilitation, and enables people to live more safely. The ICELS will provide timely access to equipment that supports prevention, hospital avoidance, hospital discharge, intermediate care, rehabilitation, reablement, (read more...)

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council, acting as lead authority with North Northamptonshire Council, is procuring an integrated community equipment loan service. The service supplies equipment to help people remain independent at home, recover or rehabilitate, avoid hospital admission, and leave hospital safely. It also supports intermediate care, reablement, palliative and end-of-life care, continuing healthcare and longer-term community support. The provider must make equipment available to people who fund their own purchases at the contract rates, and liaise with them on assessment, supply, installation and aftercare. The provider will also work with commissioners on a self-assessment model, including an accessible online tool to help people and carers assess needs and find suitable equipment. Delivery is in Northamptonshire.

Neurophysiology Insourced Services

Description: Neurophysiology Insourced Services

Summary: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust procured a consultant-led neurophysiology insourcing service for Northampton General Hospital in Northampton. The service is designed around the Trust’s workforce gaps, reporting requirements and clinic structure, providing specialist neurophysiology capacity within the hospital’s clinical service. It is a health service procurement, covering delivery under an NHS sub-contract and a national framework arrangement. The requirement concerns the organisation and delivery of neurophysiology services rather than equipment, construction or general staffing. The selected provider is a specialist neurophysiology services business. The work is therefore relevant to organisations able to provide consultant-led neurophysiology delivery, clinical reporting and service capacity within an NHS hospital environment.

Market Engagement Notice: EOTIS Coordinator Services

Description: West Northamptonshire Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to better understand the current provider market for the delivery of Education Otherwise Than in School (EOTIS) Coordinator Services. We are seeking to identify organisations with the experience and capacity to support children, young people, and families in West Northamptonshire through the provision of this service. The purpose of this engagement is to raise awareness of the opportunity and engage with organisations that currently provide similar services, or that could develop and deliver them in the future. Through this process, the Council aims to expand the range and diversity of providers available to support children and young people accessing EOTIS provision. The EOTIS Coordinator will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring all aspects of a child or young (read more...)

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is exploring providers for Education Otherwise Than in School (EOTIS) Coordinator Services in West Northamptonshire. The service will support children and young people and their families by planning, coordinating and monitoring individual EOTIS packages. This can include tuition, therapies, vocational activities and enrichment, aligned with the outcomes in each child or young person’s Education, Health and Care Plan. Coordinators will bring together education, health, therapeutic and other support; work with families, professionals and alternative provision; monitor attendance, engagement, progress and outcomes; support transitions; meet statutory requirements; maintain accurate records; and report to the local authority. This is a specialist education service (CPV 80340000), suitable for organisations able to manage complex, multi-agency support packages.

EM Lawshare Framework Agreement for Legal Services

Description: West Northamptonshire Council (the Authority) is acting as lead authority and running this procurement on behalf of the EM Lawshare (EMLS). This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and is being conducted through the Competitive Flexible procedure to identify the Potential Suppliers for the requirement. This is a Light Touch procurement. EMLS is a consortium of public bodies (the Consortium) that have been procuring legal services frameworks over the last 20 years. This procurement is for a new framework agreement to replace an existing one that is expiring on 31 March 2026. Contracting authorities will be required to be members of the Consortium in order to use the new framework agreement. There are just over 240 contracting authorities signed up as members to (read more...)

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is procuring a closed framework for legal services on behalf of the EM Lawshare consortium. The framework will support public bodies across England and Wales, including local authorities, parish councils, wholly owned local authority companies, blue-light services, NHS bodies, police and crime commissioners, universities and colleges. Services cover ten areas of work encompassing the major categories of legal work required by local authorities, except childcare work. Appointed private law firms must be able to respond across all ten areas, so the requirement is for broad-based public sector legal capability rather than a single specialist service. Delivery will be for consortium members across England and Wales, with West Northamptonshire Council acting as the lead authority.

Ex-NBC Agresso decommissioning

Description: Project to decommission the ex-NBC installation of aggresso and migrate the data to another platform

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is planning a technology services project to decommission the former Northampton Borough Council Agresso installation and migrate its data to another platform. The work is classified as systems support services and is expected to take place in connection with the council’s business systems and data. The requirement is for a supplier able to manage the retirement of an existing enterprise resource planning installation and the controlled transfer of its information into a replacement platform. This will suit providers of business systems support, software decommissioning, data migration and related transition services, particularly those familiar with Agresso or comparable financial and corporate systems.

client management Database to assist in managing the financials of appointeeships and Deputyships

Description: Pre market engagement for client management Database to assist in managing the financials of appointeeships and Deputyships The contract for the incumbent Case Management System ends on the 31st of March 2027. West Northamptonshire Council is undertaking pre-market engagement to support market research only and to help make any procurement process more focused and efficient

Summary: West Northamptonshire Council is exploring a client management database to support the financial administration of appointeeships and deputyships. The requirement is for software supply and associated capability to help manage client-related financial information and case activity in this service area. It is intended to replace or succeed the council’s incumbent case management system, which currently supports the relevant work. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton, and the service relates to the council’s responsibilities across West Northamptonshire. Suppliers with products designed for public-sector client management, appointee and deputy financial administration, or related case-management functions should consider this relevant. The requirement is currently being shaped through preliminary market engagement and is not yet an invitation to tender.