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Community Outreach

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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15 Sep 2026 at 11:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned community outreach services to prevent problems and support Deaf people living within Sandwell. The requirement covers guidance and outreach rather than goods, construction or general administrative support. Delivery is in Sandwell, with the awarded service associated with the local Deaf community. The council is the public body buying the service, and Sandwell Deaf Community Association is the selected community-based provider. This is a specialist social-care and community-support requirement, centred on engaging Deaf residents, understanding their circumstances and connecting them with appropriate guidance. Organisations working in Deaf-led services, community outreach, prevention, accessible communication or related support would find the subject matter most relevant.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Sandwell Deaf Community Association, a small and medium-sized voluntary, community and social enterprise. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £42,000 excluding VAT, or £50,400 including VAT. The contract is active. The service was treated as a guidance service, and the award relates to community outreach and prevention for Sandwell’s Deaf community. The recorded award route means the requirement was not evaluated through a competitive tender for this contract.

This award demonstrates a defined local demand for Deaf-community prevention and outreach delivered through a specialist voluntary-sector organisation. A credible future competitor would need to show practical capability in engaging Deaf residents, providing accessible guidance and delivering community-based support in Sandwell. Deaf-led knowledge, trusted relationships with local Deaf people and the ability to provide consistent outreach would be commercially relevant. The selected provider’s status as both an SME and a VCSE indicates that the requirement can be delivered by a focused community organisation rather than only by a large national contractor. Suppliers with comparable specialist reach, safeguarding and service-delivery capacity should use this requirement to assess whether they can match that trusted local model when the council next needs similar support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Outreach

Notice Description

Prevention and Community Outreach to Support the Deaf Community within Sandwell.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087236-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312310 - Guidance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 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
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sandwell Deaf Community Association

Further Information

Notice Documents

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