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Published 13 Jan 2026, 12:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Occupational Therapy Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£370,000≈ £123k / year · £444,000 inc. VAT1.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 19 Mar 2026
Awarded to Speakeasy Therapy
Contract term 3 yrsends 20 Aug 2029 · starts 21 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement process is intended to appoint a contract for a three-year period. The start date

will be 21 August 2026.

We are looking for therapy provision equalling 8 days per week across OTP for 36 weeks per year

during term time.

Additionally, we are looking for hours equivalent to 6 days per year for CPD for staff. This must

include having availability outside term time to support staff training days and any other related

activity. Please note, this includes the end of August due to start dates of Leicestershire schools.

CPV: Community health services · Health and safety services · Miscellaneous health services · Primary education services · Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£370,000
Contract period: 21 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £370,000 exc. VAT · £444,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands, West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
71317200 Health and safety services80100000 Primary education services80200000 Secondary education services85140000 Miscellaneous health services85323000 Community health services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality of Service Provision
  • Cost of Contract
  • Reliability of Services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Jan 2026, 12:39 GMT
Last source update
8 May 2026, 17:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
Authority reference
2026-1-13 OT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002637
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and safety servicesMiscellaneous health servicesPrimary education servicesSecondary education services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060499 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender Procedure

  • The deadline for the submission of the tender is Monday 16th February 2026 at 5pm.
  • Any interested party should submit a sealed bid to [email protected]
  • OTP will not consider any requests for the extension of the deadline.
  • OTP will assess all proposals against our criteria.
  • Depending on the number of bids, OTP reserves the right to introduce a presentation stage following the initial scoring to aid a final decision. Details of this will be provided if needed.

openthinkingpartnership.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2026 → 21 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published280 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 12:39 GMT
  2. Submission deadline246 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by217 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent214 days ago
    20 Mar 2026
  5. Standstill ends202 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published165 days ago
    8 May 2026, 17:33 BST
  7. Contract starts60 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 12:39 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    8 May 2026, 17:33 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £366,0301 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Speakeasy TherapySME24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2029£366,03019 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Speakeasy TherapySME

    Signed
    8 May 2026
    Value
    £366,030
    Period
    24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs but suitable quality assurance measures are in place to monitor the quality of service provision provided.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders90—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08071851 · GB-PPON: PTJV-3733-XDMD Dorothy Goodman School, Hinckley, East Midlands, LE10 0EAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SPEAKEASY THERAPY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09358885GB-PPON: PNRG-6327-JHGV 12 Barrs Way, Mountsorrel, East Midlands, LE12 7XUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender