Community Early Language Service
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Authority) invites tenders for the delivery of the Community Early Language Service across Bradford District. The Service will support children from birth up to their sixth birthday and their parents and carers, with an enhanced focus on children aged two to three. It will improve speech, language and communication development, improve school readiness and narrow inequalities through prevention, early identification, early support, targeted intervention and wo...
Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Value
£3,600,000
Published
5 May 2026
Closes
27 Oct 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Bradford
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
85311300
Welfare services for children and young people
85312110
Child daycare services
85323000
Community health services
80511000
Staff training services
Lots
Lot 1 Lot 1: Universal Prevention; Early Identification and Support
£1,200,000
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 coo...
Delivery: UKE41 · United Kingdom
Lot 2 Lot 2: Targeted Intervention and Service Integration Leadership
£1,800,000
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 disch...
Delivery: UKE41 · United Kingdom
Lot 3 Lot 3: Workforce Development
£600,000
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 lea...
Delivery: UKE41 · United Kingdom
Documents
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Bidding documents
Tender notice on Find a Tender
28 Sept 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
5 May 2026
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Planned procurement notice · UK1 · Web page
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
10 Jul 2026
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Planned procurement notice · UK1 · Web page
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