AwardedAwarded 12 January 2026

Speech and Language Commissioned Service

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded education work to Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust on 12 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £540,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2026.

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What the notice says

The project aim is through the commissioning of the equivalent of a full-time speech and language therapist (SLT), to support the Early Years Sector with the identification and intervention of early language delay. Additional support to parents / carers in partnership with Early Years providers to enhance the offer to promote the children to be 'ready to learn'.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust—
12 January 2026 to 31 December 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 066495-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 014130-2026

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From notice 066495-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 17 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.