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Experts at Hand Sheffield - Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Sheffield City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 05:41.

Opportunity overview

Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are jointly commissioning the Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech and Language Therapy/Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) elements of Sheffield's Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted OT and SLCN advice, support and interventions to mainstream education settings (for children and young people under 16 in primary and secondary schools, excluding specialist school provision), working as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support to support children, young people and their families. The service forms part of the Experts at Hand offer within Sheffield's wider SEND and therapy system. This contract opportunity is being tendered as a competitive procedure under the Provider Selection Regime.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Speech and Language Therapy£2.5m
  • Occupational Therapy£2.5m

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
100113126
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Speech and Language Therapy
Description
Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board seek to establish the Speech and Language Therapy / Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) element of the Sheffield Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted SLCN support to mainstream education settings (under 16s, Primary and Secondary schools excluding specialist school provision), working as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
3,006,000
Amount
2,505,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
System Development, Adaptation and Partnership Working
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Continuous Improvement, Learning and Innovation
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Quality & Innovation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Mobilisation and Staffing
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Embedding OT/SALT into an Integrated Delivery Model within Education Settings
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Children, Young People and Families Question
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Access, Inequalities & Choice

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Social Value Commitments
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
cost
Name
Price
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend up to 2 years on a +1+1 basis dependant upon continued availability of grant funding and ongoing demand level for the service.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Occupational Therapy
Description
Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are jointly commissioning the Occupational Therapy (OT) element of Sheffield's Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted occupational therapy advice and support to mainstream education settings (under 16s, Primary and Secondary schools excluding specialist school provision), children, young people and families as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
3,006,000
Amount
2,505,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
System Development, Adaptation and Partnership Working
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Continuous Improvement, Learning and Innovation
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Quality & Innovation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Mobilisation and Staffing
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Embedding OT/SALT into an Integrated Delivery Model within Education Settings
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Children, Young People and Families Question
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Access, Inequalities & Choice

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Social Value Commitments
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
cost
Name
Price
Description
PSR Key Criteria: Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend up to 2 years on a +1+1 basis dependant upon continued availability of grant funding and ongoing demand level for the service.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE32
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
075479-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Aug 2026, 18:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sheffield City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPQT-9425-JWVM

Address

Street Address
The Town Hall, Pinstone St
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE32

Contact

Name
CH

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 2HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE32 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 075479-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·