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Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist Contract

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £440,400 excluding VAT.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 14 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The aim of the service is to recruit 1 Occupational Therapy (OT) and 5 Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) professionals. This is one of the key components of the Experts at Hand model, and guidance is clear that our Experts at Hand Team must consist of SLT, OT, Educational Psychology and specialist teachers. Provider will need to mobilise at the beginning of November 2026 and meet the specification requirements.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 095767-2026

Last time this was bought

Childrens Occupational Therapy

Awarded
11 November 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
1

Matched on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

35

Awards

20

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From notice 095767-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 9 October 2026.