Tender: Community Early Language Service (Birth to Sixth Birthday) – Bradford District

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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking a supplier for the delivery of the Community Early Language Service across Bradford District to support children from birth up to their sixth birthday and their parents and carers, with an enhanced focus on children aged two to three. The Service aims to improve speech, language and communication development, improve school readiness and narrow inequalities through prevention, early identification, early support, targeted intervention and workforce development. It forms part of Bradford’s Talking Bradford pathway and Best Start Family Hub model and will be delivered in partnership with the Living Well Public Health Nursing Service, Family Hubs, speech and language therapy services, early years settings and voluntary and community organisations. The procurement is divided into three Lots that must operate as a single coherent Service with consistent pathways, tools, outcomes and messages; the Lot 2 Provider will lead cross-Lot integration while each Provider remains accountable for its own Lot. Suppliers may tender for one, more than one or all Lots and must submit a separate tender response and price for each Lot bid for in accordance with the tender documents.