How to win: Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist Contract

About this contract

The aim of the service is to recruit 1 Occupational Therapy (OT) and 5 Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) professionals. This is one of the key components of the Experts at Hand model, and guidance is clear that our Experts at Hand Team must consist of SLT, OT, Educational Psychology and specialist teachers. Provider will need to mobilise at the beginning of November 2026 and meet the specification requirements.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £440,400, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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