Experts at Hand Service

City of Doncaster Council is procuring the Experts at Hand Service: a specialist Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy service, to be provided in line with government funding. It is a below threshold open competition under the light touch regime, with a single lot. Value and term: the estimated value is £1,850,000 excluding VAT (£2,220,000 including VAT).

The initial contract runs from 17 February 2027 to 31 March 2029, with two possible extensions of up to 12 months each, so it could run to 31 March 2031. Who can bid: the council marks the opportunity as suitable for SMEs and for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

The evaluation criteria and weightings are set out in the Evaluation Strategy inside the tender pack rather than in the public notice, so read that document first. How to bid: tenders are submitted electronically through EU-Supply. Clarification questions must be sent by 16:00 GMT on 23 November 2026, and tenders must arrive by 12:00 GMT on 30 November 2026.

Care Sync's advice: speech and language therapists and occupational therapists in the UK must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, so have your staff registration details, clinical supervision arrangements and caseload capacity ready to evidence before you write the quality answers.