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Community Early Language Service

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council(buyer)

Published
Published 5 May 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 27 October 2026 (7 days left)

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Overview

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is procuring the Community Early Language Service to support children from birth up to age six, their parents, and carers, with an enhanced focus on ages two to three. Divided into three lots, the service aims to improve speech, language, and communication development, enhance school readiness, and narrow inequalities across the district. The active procurement has an estimated total value of £3,600,000, with submissions due by 27 October 2026.

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Lots (3)

  • Lot 1: Universal Prevention; Early Identification and Support

    Community-based universal outreach, prevention, awareness and early identification. The Provider will strengthen language-rich home learning environments; increase parent and carer knowledge and confidence; identify emerging speech, language and communication needs; provide timely group-based and proportionate support; engage underserved communities; and coordinate with Family Hubs, the Living Well Public Health Nursing Service and the other Lot Providers.

    £1,200,000
  • Lot 2: Targeted Intervention and Service Integration Leadership

    Evidence-based community early language intervention for children with identified speech, language and communication delay, including children identified through the 2 to 2½ year review and Early Language Identification Measure. The Provider will work with parents and carers, use validated outcome measures, provide specialist advice and establish clear discharge and escalation routes. The Lot 2 Provider will lead integration across all Lots, including shared referral routes, tools, outcomes, messages and coordinated delivery footprint.

    £1,800,000
  • Lot 3: Workforce Development

    A cross-cutting workforce development offer to improve confidence, knowledge and practice across the early years system. The Provider will design and deliver accessible evidence-informed learning for health, Prevention and Early Help, early education and childcare, voluntary and community sector staff and volunteers, managers, commissioners and strategic leaders. The offer will embed consistent tools, messages and pathways and create sustainable capability through approaches such as train-the-trainer, champions and communities of practice.

    £600,000

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£3,600,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
5 May 2026
Questions by
27 October 2026
Deadline
27 October 2026
Classification (CPV)
Staff training servicesChild daycare servicesCommunity health services

Notice history

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  1. Contract Notice

    28 September 2026

  2. Planning Update

    10 July 2026

  3. Prior Information Notice

    5 May 2026

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