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Community Early Language Service

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 13:07.

Opportunity overview

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Authority) invites tenders for the delivery of the Community Early Language Service across Bradford District. The Service will support children from birth up to their sixth birthday and their parents and carers, with an enhanced focus on children aged two to three. It will improve speech, language and communication development, improve school readiness and narrow inequalities through prevention, early identification, early support, targeted intervention and workforce development. The Service forms part of Bradford's Talking Bradford pathway and Best Start Family Hub model and will be delivered in partnership with the Living Well Public Health Nursing Service, Family Hubs, speech and language therapy services, early years settings and voluntary and community organisations. The procurement is divided into three Lots. The Lots must operate as a single coherent Service with consistent pathways, tools, outcomes and messages. The Lot 2 Provider will lead cross-Lot integration while each Provider remains accountable for its own Lot. Suppliers may tender for one, more than one or all Lots. The Authority may award the Lots to different Suppliers. A separate Tender response and price must be completed for each Lot bid for, in accordance with the tender documents.

Classification

  • CPV80511000 — Staff training services
  • CPV85312110 — Child daycare services
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • Lot 1: Universal Prevention; Early Identification and Support£1.2m
  • Lot 2: Targeted Intervention and Service Integration Leadership£1.8m
  • Lot 3: Workforce Development£600k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CBMC-PTR-277-2026-27
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
27 Oct 2026, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
27 Oct 2026, 16:00

Expected award period

Ends
14 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1: Universal Prevention; Early Identification and Support
Description
Community-based universal outreach, prevention, awareness and early identification. The Provider will strengthen language-rich home learning environments; increase parent and carer knowledge and confidence; identify emerging speech, language and communication needs; provide timely group-based and proportionate support; engage underserved communities; and coordinate with Family Hubs, the Living Well Public Health Nursing Service and the other Lot Providers.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,440,000
Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Criterion Weighting Delivery Model and Methodology 25% Reach, Community Engagement and Reducing Inequalities 25% Outcomes, Performance and Evaluation 15% Partnership Working 10% Mobilisation and Implementation 5% Safeguarding and Quality Assurance 5% Social Value 10% Innovation and System Alignment 5%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
optional

Options

Description
optional
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2: Targeted Intervention and Service Integration Leadership
Description
Evidence-based community early language intervention for children with identified speech, language and communication delay, including children identified through the 2 to 2½ year review and Early Language Identification Measure. The Provider will work with parents and carers, use validated outcome measures, provide specialist advice and establish clear discharge and escalation routes. The Lot 2 Provider will lead integration across all Lots, including shared referral routes, tools, outcomes, messages and coordinated delivery footprint.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,160,000
Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Criterion Weighting Delivery Model and Methodology 25% Reach, Community Engagement and Reducing Inequalities 25% Outcomes, Performance and Evaluation 15% Partnership Working 10% Mobilisation and Implementation 5% Safeguarding and Quality Assurance 5% Social Value 10% Innovation and System Alignment 5%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
quality

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
optional

Options

Description
optional
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3: Workforce Development
Description
A cross-cutting workforce development offer to improve confidence, knowledge and practice across the early years system. The Provider will design and deliver accessible evidence-informed learning for health, Prevention and Early Help, early education and childcare, voluntary and community sector staff and volunteers, managers, commissioners and strategic leaders. The offer will embed consistent tools, messages and pathways and create sustainable capability through approaches such as train-the-trainer, champions and communities of practice.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
720,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Criterion Weighting Delivery Model and Methodology 30% Early Identification and Pathway Integration 25% Outcomes, Performance and Evaluation 10% Mobilisation and Implementation 5% Safeguarding and Quality Assurance 5% Social Value 15% Innovation and System Leadership 10%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
QUALITY

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
optional

Options

Description
optional

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312110
Description
Child daycare services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312110
Description
Child daycare services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80511000
Description
Staff training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
091358-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 11:43
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
market engagement has been carried out.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBWW-4714-TBHN

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Centenary Square
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 1HX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bradford · UKE41 · BD1 1HX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE41 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 041029-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 065074-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 091358-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·