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# Community Early Language Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-speech-and-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-069165). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "Community Early Language Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,600,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Oct 2026, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ypo2.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 5 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032)
- **Published Value:** £3,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 October 2026 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Child daycare services, Community health services, Staff training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-speech-and-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-069165#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069165`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-speech-and-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-069165#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ypo2.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fypo2.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-speech-and-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-069165#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Universal Prevention; Early Identification and Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312110, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **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 comm...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Targeted Intervention and Service Integration Leadership
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312110, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000
- **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 wor...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Workforce Development
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **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...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091358-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-28T10:43:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:05:57.462Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069165