Published date: 30 January 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

M46 9HP

Value of contract

£310,000

Procurement reference

WIGN001-DN760223-63858161

Published date

30 January 2025

Closing date

3 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Rowan Tree Primary School is looking for 3 days per week during term time of work from an Autism and Communication Consultant. 5 additional days are being procured to facilitate further specific school support and are agreed and planned upon request by school with the successful tenderer. \r
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The Autism and Communication Consultant is required to continue the holistic development and wellbeing of all our pupils, through working with stakeholders resulting in pupils accessing a personalised offer which ensures their communicative potential is achieved and enable pupils to access quality 1st learning experiences through expert teaching and joint approaches with families and other professionals.\r
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The autism and communication consultant must be a qualified speech and language therapist (minimum NHS band 8) with at least 8 years' experience and in-depth knowledge of supporting pupils with complex autism, they must have the skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with pupils, teachers, teaching assistants, families and Governors to create a total communication environment which fosters the school's mission statement 'Learning from every moment by making every moment matter'.


About the buyer

Contact name

Zain Malik

Address

41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
England

Telephone

+44 7816068544

Email

Zain.malik@ypo.co.uk

Website

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/