Notice Information
Notice Title
Choices College - BSL Communication Support - South Tyneside - 2025/26 AY
Notice Description
To provide BSL interpreters for hearing-impaired student in College's South Tyneside area for the 2025/26 academic year. The students require 1:1 support as specified in their Education Health Care Plan for their placements during the Supported Internship Programme. The interpreters will assist in communication, safety procedures, and task completion. The intention is to run an open process under the Light Touch Regime via. Contracts Finder. The % split used will be 60% technical, 10% social value, 30% commercial. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions for the provision of services - PO will apply. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054f69
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053891-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £65,208 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £65,208 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £63,840 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- meena.valambhia@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053891-2025
4th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038653-2025
9th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033483-2025
18th June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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