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Provision of 'Experts at Hand' Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy Support - Market Engagement

Forecast · PlanningNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £4,500,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
Published: 10 Aug 2026
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

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Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is seeking to engage with the provider market to inform the commissioning approach for Educational Psychologists (EPs), Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) and Occupational Therapy (OT), as part of the 'Experts at Hand' programme of SEND reform.

"Experts at Hand" is a Department for Education (DfE) initiative launching in September 2026 to bring health and education specialists directly into mainstream education and early years settings. It is intended to provide support for mainstream schools to identify children's needs earlier and provide timely, time-limited support to develop inclusive practice.

This market engagement exercise forms an important step in shaping the future delivery model for 'Experts at Hand' within Milton Keynes.

We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 5pm on the 31st August via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage.

The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

85121270
85100000
85140000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

10 Aug 2026
Planning notice
Planning notice published 10 August 2026.
Release 075870-2026
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Milton Keynes City Council published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £4,500,000.

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e07b
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: planning · Planning
Last verified: Mon 17 Aug 2026, 08:13 BST
Read at: Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:07 BST

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