Official UK procurement notice
Early Years Universal and Targeted Speech, Language and Communication Support
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council is seeking an experienced Supplier to provide a reliable and effective
Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) support resource for Early Years Settings, Early Years
Workforce and the provision of targeted interventions for children 0-5 with identified need is
critical to ensuring that all Blackpool's Children have the correct support and access
language experiences which will support the development of their language for their life.
Blackpool Better Start is a partnership funded by the National Lottery Community Fund,
which consists of the NSPCC, Blackpool Local Authority, Blackpool and Fylde Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool ICP and Community and Voluntary Sector
organisations.
The services are to be delivered across Blackpool and the provider will work with the Council
and specialist SLT providers to ensure that all children are provided with the support that
they need.
The requirements for service delivery services are outlined within the specification provided
with the Tender documents.
This Procurement Procedure is being conducted through an open tender procedure under
the light touch regime, in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the
ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 01 October 2025 to 31 March 2027. The
maximum budget for the contract term will be £110,000.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£132,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 6 May 2025, 16:17 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST
- Authority reference
DN772899- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019190- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d5fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
procontract.due-north.com/register ↗
All tender documents can be found here:
Timeline
6 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 16:17 BST
- Submission deadline6 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Latest notice published8 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 16:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 16:23 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2025, 09:44 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2025, 09:44 BST
Published amendments (1)
Notice updated to include link to tender advert via Procontract (the Chest): https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c66e4025-7d2a-f011-8136-005056b64545
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNICATE SLT CICSME | £110,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Early Years Universal and Targeted Speech, Language and Communication Support · COMMUNICATE SLT CICSME
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2025
- Value
- £110,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COMMUNICATE SLT CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender