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# Experts at Hand Sheffield - Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-sheffield-speech-and-language-therapy-and-occupational-therapy-ocds-h6vhtk-06df88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: yortender.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sheffield City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039)
- **Published Value:** £5,010,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 August 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-sheffield-speech-and-language-therapy-and-occupational-therapy-ocds-h6vhtk-06df88#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06df88`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/experts-at-hand-sheffield-speech-and-language-therapy-and-occupational-therapy-ocds-h6vhtk-06df88#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yortender.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyortender.eu-supply.com%2Fctm%2FSupplier%2FPublicPurchase%2F108059%2F0%2F0%3FreturnUrl%3Dctm%2FSupplier%2Fpublictenders%26b%3DYORTENDER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-at-hand-sheffield-speech-and-language-therapy-and-occupational-therapy-ocds-h6vhtk-06df88#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Speech and Language Therapy
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,505,000
- **Description:** Sheffield 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-bas...
- **Contract Period:** 27/09/2026 to 31/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Occupational Therapy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,505,000
- **Description:** Sheffield 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...
- **Contract Period:** 27/09/2026 to 31/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075479-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-07T17:31:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T22:20:47.954Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06df88