Notice Information
Notice Title
British Sign Language
Notice Description
A contract for the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation for broadcast coverage of House of Commons proceedings in order to deliver on the Authority's commitment to inclusivity and reaching wider audiences with accessible services. The supplier will also provide BSL interpretation for coverage for some House of Lords business.
Lot Information
Lot 1
An open procedure for the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation for broadcast coverage of House of Commons proceedings and some House of Lords proceedings in order to deliver on the Authority's commitment to inclusivity and reaching wider audiences with accessible services.
11 suppliers expressed an interest and 3 suppliers submitted a tender response.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035bdc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052766-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
64228100 - Television broadcast transmission services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £735,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Oct 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- Additional Buyers
THE CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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