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F015PS - SEND Integrated Therapy Service 0-25

Essex County Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 01:01.

Opportunity overview

Under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice, Essex County Council has a statutory duty to secure the special educational provision specified in Section F of education, health and plans for children (EHCPs). This includes access to Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physiotherapy. These services are critical to the educational outcomes, safeguarding and wider wellbeing for children and young people. A new contract is required to ensure the continued delivery of these services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Provide CIC

Matched by number
Contract value
£6.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Aug 2026
Award ID
077841-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07320006
Location
Colchester, UKH3, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • SEND Therapies - Mid and South EssexValue not stated
  • SEND Therapies - NE EssexValue not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06e505
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 26 August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
SEND Therapies - Mid and South Essex
Description
Under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice, Essex County Council has a statutory duty to secure the special educational provision specified in Section F of education, health and plans for children (EHCPs). This includes access to Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physiotherapy. These services are critical to the educational outcomes, safeguarding and wider wellbeing for children and young people. Following the conclusion of the internal governance process, Essex County Council ("the Council") is due to award a contract to deliver the SEND Therapies service to the incumbent provider under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Please note that the award of the contract for this service remains subject to the successful conclusion of the standstill period as detailed within section IV of this notice. This service is being commissioned under a term of three (3) years. The commencement date of this contract will be 27 August 2026 with an expiry date of 26 July 2029. The contract value for Lot 1 is £4,211,000. Following the Council's assessment of the incumbent provider's delivery of the current service against the key criteria within the Provider Selection Regime as outlined below, the Council is assured that the provider is delivering the current SEND Therapies contract to a sufficient standard. Furthermore, the Council is satisfied that the provider will satisfy the proposed new contract to a sufficient standard following a review of the following key criteria: 1. Quality and Innovation (22.5%) 2. Value (22.5%) 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (22.5%) 4. Improving access, reducing health inequality and facilitating choice (22.5%) 5. Social Value (10%)
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing providers are satisfying the original contract and are likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
SEND Therapies - NE Essex
Description
Under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice, Essex County Council has a statutory duty to secure the special educational provision specified in Section F of education, health and plans for children (EHCPs). This includes access to Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physiotherapy. These services are critical to the educational outcomes, safeguarding and wider wellbeing for children and young people. Following the conclusion of the internal governance process, Essex County Council ("the Council") is due to award a contract to deliver the SEND Therapies service to the incumbent provider under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Please note that the award of the contract for this service remains subject to the successful conclusion of the standstill period as detailed within section IV of this notice. This service is being commissioned under a term of three (3) years. The commencement date of this contract will be 27 August 2026 with an expiry date of 26 July 2029. The contract value for Lot 2 is £2,185,000. Following the Council's assessment of the incumbent provider's delivery of the current service against the key criteria within the Provider Selection Regime as outlined below, the Council is assured that the provider is delivering the current SEND Therapies contract to a sufficient standard. Furthermore, the Council is satisfied that the provider will satisfy the proposed new contract to a sufficient standard following a review of the following key criteria: 1. Quality and Innovation (22.5%) 2. Value (22.5%) 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (22.5%) 4. Improving access, reducing health inequality and facilitating choice (22.5%) 5. Social Value (10%)
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing providers are satisfying the original contract and are likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-FTS-152991

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Region
UKH36
Postal Code
CM11QH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Provide CIC
Id
GB-COH-07320006

Identifier

Legal Name
Provide CIC
Id
07320006
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
900 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ
Locality
Colchester
Region
UKH3
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
Id
GB-FTS-117744

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent patient choice and procurement panel

Address

Locality
England
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
077841-2026-1
Title
SEND Integrated Therapy Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07320006
Name
Provide CIC

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
077841-2026-1
Award ID
077841-2026-1
Title
SEND Integrated Therapy Service
Status
active
Date Signed
13 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
6,396,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM11QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 077841-2026award, contract ·