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# Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/speech-and-language-therapy-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-050c41). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Croydon: "Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children and Young People". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,243,159. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Croydon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008)
- **Published Value:** £5,243,159 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £5,390,800 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/speech-and-language-therapy-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-050c41#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050c41`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/speech-and-language-therapy-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-050c41#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcroydontenders%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/speech-and-language-therapy-services-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-050c41#participate

## Description
London 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 procurement@croydon.gov.uk.
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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot LOT-0001: Lot 1 - North Croydon
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,493,768
- **Description:** North Locality of the borough of Croydon. 
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot LOT-0002: Lot 2 - Central Croydon
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0002`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £2,165,268
- **Description:** Central Locality of the borough of Croydon.
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot LOT-0003: Lot 3 - South Croydon
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0003`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,584,123
- **Description:** South Locality of the borough of Croydon.
Further detail is available within the procurement documentation.
- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children and Young People (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Allen Speech & Language Ltd, Better Rehabilitation (UK Limited)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186241`, `GB-COH:15971970`
  - Value: £5,390,800 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018773-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-10T09:13:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:07:49.806Z
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