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Norfolk County Council

Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy Inclusion & Participation Service

HealthcareCPV 85323000
Value£3.4m
Deadline
Published12 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.4mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

Norfolk County Council (NCC) is undertaking market engagement in relation to a proposed Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation Service, which will form part of Norfolk's zone-based, multidisciplinary Experts at Hand model.

'Experts at Hand' is designed to transform how support for children and young people with SEND is delivered, by bringing specialist expertise directly into mainstream early years, primary, secondary and post-16 settings.

By embedding 'expert roles', such as occupational therapists alongside setting staff, and wider professionals.

The offer supports earlier identification of need, strengthens workforce confidence and capability, and provides timely, evidence-based support within everyday learning environments.

The 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 needs.

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

'Experts at Hand' is designed to transform

'Experts at Hand' is designed to transform how support for children and young people with SEND is delivered, by bringing specialist expertise directly into mainstream early years, primary, secondary and post-16 settings.

02

The offer supports earlier identification of need

The offer supports earlier identification of need, strengthens workforce confidence and capability, and provides timely, evidence-based support within everyday learning environments.

03

The Experts at Hand offer will support

The 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 needs.

04

It will provide dedicated professional expertise tailored

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e264
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
076658-2026
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