Official UK procurement notice
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST - MARKET ENGAGEMENT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY (SALT) SERVICE
Authority: BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurpose
We are seeking early market feedback on capacity and capability to deliver a Speech and Language Therapy service for Birmingham Youth Justice Service (BYJS) from April 2026 onwards (the current contract is due to expire at the end of March 2026). This is not a call for competition and participation will not affect future procurement opportunities.
About BYJS
BYJS, part of Birmingham Children's Trust, is the UK's largest Youth Justice Service, working with around 350 children aged 10-17 at any time. Many have complex needs, including speech, communication and language needs (SCLN). Research suggests up to 60% of our cohort may require SALT support.
Service Overview
The provider will supply at least 2 FTE Therapists* to:
Assess needs and deliver interventions
Provide staff training and consultation
Support creation of communication-friendly resources
Although the services of 2 FTE Therapists are required, the provider must be able to demonstrate sufficient depth of staffing to be able to cover any absences immediately to ensure service continuity and without resorting to a recruitment process which would impact service delivery.
Therapists must be suitably qualified, experienced in youth justice settings, and committed to trauma-informed, child-first practice. The service will operate across universal, targeted and specialist levels, in partnership with agencies including health, education, and criminal justice.
Confidentiality and Compliance
All information provided will be treated in confidence and used solely for the purposes of informing our procurement planning. This engagement is conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and relevant guidance on preliminary market engagement.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
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About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Oct 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2025, 15:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070202- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d851Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published356 days ago31 Oct 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Market engagement339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
To participate in this market engagement exercise please complete the questions outlined below:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Email Address
- Do you have experience of operating XX project (Yes/No)
If "Yes" please provide details of this including:
- Contract type and duration
- Contracting authority
- Location
- Number of YP who received a service
- Number of staff
If "No" provide a brief description of how the service can be delivered based on your experience, no more than 300 words.
- Do you have capability and capacity to deliver project?? (Yes/No)
If "No", how would you intend to be ready to deliver the service by the start date?
What are the main risks and challenges you envisage to Project XX?
- Do you have any other comments or observations to raise at this stage?
The completed questions should be returned to the
[email protected] by 17th November 2025 in a word document format.
Your feedback will help us shape the final procurement approach.
- Tender notice expected325 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Oct 2025, 15:51 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender