# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=norfolk-county-council 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Occupational therapy, inclusion and participation service in Norfolk" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/60c5a4bd-d9bd-422f-8125-d1344bc082e7/occupational-therapy-inclusion-and-participation-service-in-norfolk" last-updated: 2026-10-12T14:44:01.690839+00:00 --- # Occupational therapy, inclusion and participation service in Norfolk Norfolk County Council seeks a provider for its Experts at Hand service, bringing occupational therapy and other specialist expertise into early years, school and post-16 settings for children and young people with emerging or identified SEND. The initial term is valued at GBP 3,829,100; the estimated total including a possible extension is GBP 8.4 million. The notice anticipates service commencement in February 2027. Offers close on 13 November 2026 at 10:00 local time; no time zone is stated. - Status: open - Country: GB - Buyer: Norfolk County Council - Submission deadline: 2026-11-13 (date) - Original notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095752-2026 - Source checked: 2026-10-12T14:43:56.476119Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "60c5a4bd-d9bd-422f-8125-d1344bc082e7", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T14:44:01.690839+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T14:43:56.476119Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/60c5a4bd-d9bd-422f-8125-d1344bc082e7/occupational-therapy-inclusion-and-participation-service-in-norfolk", "locale": "en", "title": "Occupational therapy, inclusion and participation service in Norfolk", "summary": "Norfolk County Council seeks a provider for its Experts at Hand service, bringing occupational therapy and other specialist expertise into early years, school and post-16 settings for children and young people with emerging or identified SEND. 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It will provide dedicated professional expertise tailored to the needs of individual children and young people, through observation, assessment, and identifying appropriated targeted support to help more children and young people flourish within their settings.\nNorfolk County Council (NCC) is undertaking a procurement exercise and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced applicants to submit offers to deliver the Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation Service.\nThe procurement is being conducted under regulation 11 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). \nAs the Council's funding is currently confirmed until 31 March 2029, any initial contract term will end on 31 March 2029. The Authority may, at its sole discretion, extend the Contract for up to three (3) years should additional funding become available. 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By embedding 'expert roles', such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, and specialist teachers, alongside setting staff. The offer supports earlier identification of need, strengthens workforce confidence and capability, and provides timely, evidence-based support within everyday learning environments.\nThe Experts at Hand offer will support mainstream settings across early years, primary, secondary and post-16, to better identify and meet the needs of children and young people with emerging or identified SEND. It will provide dedicated professional expertise tailored to the needs of individual children and young people, through observation, assessment, and identifying appropriated targeted support to help more children and young people flourish within their settings.\nNorfolk County Council is undertaking a procurement exercise and inviting suitably qualified and experienced applicants to submit offers to deliver the Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation Service.\nThe procurement is conducted under regulation 11 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement route is a competitive process with dialogue. Applicants must pass Basic Selection Criteria Form A before Key Criteria Form B, including pricing, are evaluated. Contract award is based on information in the procurement documents.\nInitial term ends 31 March 2029. The authority may extend for up to three years if further funding is available; no extension is guaranteed and further governance approval is required. The notice anticipates award on 20 January 2027 and service commencement on 22 February 2027.\nThe initial-term value is £3,829,100: 2026/27 £835,260; 2027/28 £1,474,800; 2028/29 £1,519,040. Estimated total value including any potential extensions is £8,400,000.00, calculated using 2026 prices and excluding inflation.\nThe contract is not divided into lots. Quality criteria: Quality & Innovation 40%; Integration, Collaboration and Sustainability 25%; Improving Access and Reducing Inequalities 25%; Social Value 10%. Price is pass/fail. Variants are not accepted; options are not stated as available.\nPlace of performance: across Norfolk County Council. Tender deadline: 13 November 2026, 10:00am local time. Tenders may be submitted in English; tender validity is six months from the receipt deadline. 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