Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 26 Feb 2026, 10:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HCT - Speech & Language Therapy (SALT) Assessments Insourcing

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£1,437,600published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Speech and Language Assessments

CPV: Hospital and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Speech and Language AssessmentsAwarded

Speech and Language Assessments<br/>

  • 1218 clinics which is 6090 appointments per year.<br/>
  • This Service delivery will be based on an average of 5 interventions/assessments per child.<br/>
  • The Supplier will provide 5 appointments/per clinic to allow for administration time to complete programmes/reports.<br/><br/>This notice is confimation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without compeition. <br/><br/>This framework agreement was procured in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. This framework agreement remains a compliant route to market under the new Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>2-year contract<br/>01/03/2026 - 29/02/2028<br/><br/>This is for an existing service to the existing provider. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 via SBS framework 10203.
Delivery: East of England · Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust<br/>Howard Court | 14 Tewin Road | Welwyn Garden City | AL7 1BW

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Feb 2026, 10:34 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2026, 10:34 GMT
Authority reference
c426821
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017192
Classification (CPV)
Hospital and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065cc3 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct award via SBS10203 Insourcing Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,437,6001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services£1,437,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Unit 1A Howard Court, 14 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL7 1BWContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.