Official UK procurement notice
Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children and Young People
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedShort Breaks Services for Disabled Children and Young People and their Families · tender expected
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLondon Borough of Croydon (the Council) wishes to award a contract for services to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0- 25 with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in Croydon.
This is an existing service, the intention is to award to two new providers.
The contract award criteria was as set out in the procurement documents.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 Procurement Act 23 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 8th October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Following evaluation in accordance with the criteria set out in the procurement documents it is our intention to award contracts for each Lot to the suppliers as detailed below:
Lot 1, valued at £251,849.00 (exc. VAT), and Lot 3, valued at £313,300.00 (exc. VAT), to Better Rehabilitation UK.
Lot 2, valued at £372,465.00 (exc. VAT), to Allen Speech and Language Ltd.
Full details regarding these suppliers is available below.
Written representations should be sent to [email protected].
The decision for award of this contract was made in line with Croydon’s Contracting Standing Orders which is available to view at www.croydon.gov.uk ↗.
A Conflict of interest assessment was undertaken in line with the regulations.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£5,243,159 together) · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1North CroydonAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,493,768
North Locality of the borough of Croydon.
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the procurement documentation.
Lot #2Central CroydonRenewalPublished value£2,165,268
Central Locality of the borough of Croydon.
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the procurement documentation.
Lot #3South CroydonRenewalPublished value£1,584,123
South Locality of the borough of Croydon.
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the procurement documentation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the procurement documentation.
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
- 2 May 2025, 13:42 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 10:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
LBC_P-000385- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018773- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c41Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As described within the procurement documentation
- Risks
As described within the procurement documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 May 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 13:42 BST
- Submission deadline4 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Assessment summaries sent395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends383 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 10:13 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 13:42 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Sept 2025, 11:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2025, 14:03 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published10 Oct 2025, 10:13 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 2 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North Croydon1 award | |||
| Allen Speech & Language LtdSME, Better Rehabilitation (UK Limited)joint award13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2028 · up to 12 Oct 2030Extensions: 3+1+1 | £5,390,800 | 24 Sept 2025standstill to 7 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North Croydon | 2final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBetter Rehabilitation (UK Limited) · Greater London · 1
- wonAllen Speech & Language LtdSME · East of England · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Allen Speech & Language LtdAwarded supplier
- Better Rehabilitation (UK Limited)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender