Notice Information
Notice Title
Communication Support Services
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Communication Support Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The required services include, but are not limited to: Communication Support Workers (CSWs) to provide accurate interpretation for students using British Sign Language (BSL) and to provide appropriate communication strategies to enable deaf students to integrate into their peer group and engage with their learning (Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) Definition: Sign Language Interpreter). BSL Interpreters to provide BSL interpreting for students in and outwith the classroom.
Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Agreement for 3 further period of 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Authority requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0514ff
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001782-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79540000 - Interpretation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £308,107 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- May 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Ester Vasallo
- Contact Email
- procurement@forthvalley.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1324403000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FALKIRK
- Postcode
- FK2 9AD
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM12 Falkirk
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM76 Falkirk, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
-
- Local Authority
- Falkirk
- Electoral Ward
- Falkirk North
- Westminster Constituency
- Falkirk
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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