HCT - Speech & Language Therapy assessments

The Supplier will be required to carry out Speech Language Therapy assessments and interventions on the cohort of children that is provided to them on behalf of HCT, at the scale required and within the timeframes of delivery.<br/><br/>Assessments and interventions will be expected to be primarily face to face, delivered in schools, clinics and homes. A small percentage can be virtual.<br/><br/>The Supplier will be an expert provider of NICE compliant Speech and Language Therapy assessments and evidence based interventions. Interventions must follow the HCT model of delivery. <br/><br/>Part of the service will include providing feedback and a completed report to the parents and child, as well as a copy of the final report to the HCT Speech and Language Therapy Service for their records.<br/><br/>The Supplier will provide monthly updates in a format agreed by HCT, reporting on completed assessments, summarising the number of children seen and those who have not attended their appointment.<br/><br/>The Supplier shall performance monitor its activities / services to demonstrate that the Services are achieved and where not achieved the extent of any shortfall is identified, reported and acted upon.<br/><br/>Detailed supporting information will be made available to HCT should it be required, and all reports must be provided in the manner prescribed and in accordance with GDPR legislation, to ensure that the Authorities are able to access data as and when required.<br/>Contracts are anticipated to go live in January 2023 and will run until the agreed number of assessments and interventions is completed. It is expected that the contract term will be less than a year. <br/><br/>In the event of any bidders not being able to complete the required amount of assessments in the timeframe specified, HCT reserves the right to award to additional bidders in order to complete the assessments.