Specialist Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy in Halton

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD71)

Awarded value£248,609published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to COMMUNICATE SLT CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service in Halton.

The service will be delivered to all children up to their 19th birthday (26th birthday with a statement of special educational needs) who are resident in Halton and registered with a local GP or those not registered with a GP but resident in the borough, e.g. traveller families.

Undertake assessment of need, including provision of specialist speech and language advice to Section G as part of the development of EHCPs and annual reviews, in line with prescribed timeframes.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Halton Place have awarded a 6 month contract to the…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Halton Place have awarded a 6 month contract to the current provider of this service on the ground of urgency to deliver specialist paediatric speech and language therapy services in Halton Place (to note - this service was previously contracted via a Local Authority led arrangement).

This urgent award is considered as the only feasible option utilising a known provider, whilst a new provider is able to mobilise the new service being transferred to them under a longer term contract.

The contract commenced on 10th November 2025 and will expire no later than 10th May 2026. The contract value is £248,609.

Delivery: North West · Halton place

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 11 Dec 2025, 10:57 GMT
Last source update: 11 Dec 2025, 10:57 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-081824
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f378 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice on the grounds of Urgency. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 4th November 2025, Andrea McGee, ICB Interim Director of Finance approved this decision and no conflicts of interest were declared. The existing CYP SLT contract expired on 29th October 2025 and the new service provider was not in a position to transfer and mobile the service by that date. The ICB has a statutory responsibility for ensuring the provision of specialist SALT services for its registered population. For many, an inability to access this service will impact on their development, for some this could be significant and cause long-term harm. For CYP with dysphagia, no service has significant potential to result in significant harm. Therefore, the ICB agreed to enter into a short-term contract with the outgoing provider to ensure ongoing provision whilst the required due diligence and transfer preparations are concluded by the new provider.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £248,6091 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
COMMUNICATE SLT CICSMESpecialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service in Halton	£248,609 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service in Halton · COMMUNICATE SLT CICSME
Signed
4 Nov 2025
Value
£248,609
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Communicate Speech & Language ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08398194 Lancaster House, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, North West, FY24 2RPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.