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title: "Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy Inclusion & Participation Service"
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# Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy Inclusion & Participation Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-occupational-therapy-inclusion-participation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e264). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy Inclusion & Participation Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,383,930. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,383,930 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-occupational-therapy-inclusion-participation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e264#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e264`

## Before you bid
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-occupational-therapy-inclusion-participation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e264#tl-md)

## Description
Norfolk County Council (NCC) proposes to procure an Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation Service, which will form part of Norfolk's zone based, multidisciplinary Experts at Hand model.  
'Experts at Hand' is designed to transform how support for children and young people with SEND is delivered, by bringing specialist expertise directly into mainstream early years, primary, secondary and post-16 settings. By embedding 'expert roles',
such as occupational therapists alongside setting staff, and wider professionals. The offer supports earlier identification of need, strengthens workforce confidence and capability, and provides timely, evidence-based support within everyday learning environments.
The Experts at Hand offer will support mainstream settings across early years, primary, secondary and post-16, to better identify and meet the needs of children and young people with emerging or identified SEND needs. It will provide dedicated professional expertise tailored to the needs of individual children and young people, through observation, assessment, and identifying appropriated targeted support to help more children and young people flourish within their settings.
The contract is anticipated to start 4th January 2027 up to 31st March 2029 with an anticipated contract value of £3,383,930 excluding VAT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076678-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-12T10:56:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:16:39.602Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e264