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Official procurement procedure
Experts at Hand Sheffield - Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Health services
Published value
£5,010,000
Submission deadline 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield City Council: "Experts at Hand Sheffield - Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy". Published status: active. Published value: £5,010,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Sheffield City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £5,010,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Sheffield City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
4.7%Historical Average
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
ShelterTop vendor: 33.9% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 192 active published awards; 17 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Shelter | 1 win | £591,000 |
| Paradigm Psychological Services Ltd | 1 win | £485,340 |
| NOMAD OPENING DOORS | 1 win | £198,092 |
| Homeless Link | 2 wins | £148,026 |
| Social Finance | 1 win | £99,888 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST | Last source update7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06df88 | ||
What is being bought
Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are jointly commissioning the Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech and Language Therapy/Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) elements of Sheffield's Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted OT and SLCN advice, support and interventions to mainstream education settings (for children and young people under 16 in primary and secondary schools, excluding specialist school provision), working as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support to support children, young people and their families. The service forms part of the Experts at Hand offer within Sheffield's wider SEND and therapy system.
This contract opportunity is being tendered as a competitive procedure under the Provider Selection Regime.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £5,010,000
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST - Status changed to active
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST - Official notice release published
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST - Submission deadline changed to 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST - Buyer information updated
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Speech and Language TherapyactivePublished value£2,505,000Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board seek to establish the Speech and Language Therapy / Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) element of the Sheffield Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted SLCN support to mainstream education settings (under 16s, Primary and Secondary schools excluding specialist school provision), working as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Occupational TherapyactivePublished value£2,505,000Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are jointly commissioning the Occupational Therapy (OT) element of Sheffield's Experts at Hand offer. The service will provide locality-based universal and targeted occupational therapy advice and support to mainstream education settings (under 16s, Primary and Secondary schools excluding specialist school provision), children, young people and families as part of a multi-disciplinary model alongside Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and wider SEND support.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST - Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Sheffield City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVMDocuments (3)
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- 7 Aug 2026, 18:31 BST
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