--- title: "COV - Deafblindness Communicator Guide Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV)" published: "2022-09-16" --- # COV - Deafblindness Communicator Guide Service Buyer: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-10f179df-c6f5-4bd0-80ff-5368c2c1bd34.json) ## Summary The Coventry City Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a Communicator Guide service under the title "COV - Deafblindness Communicator Guide Service". This procurement falls under the Health and social work services industry category. The contract value is £8,000,000 with a tender deadline of October 17, 2022. The contract period is set to start on December 19, 2022, and end on December 18, 2024. This tender opportunity offers potential for businesses, especially those in the social work services sector, to provide communication and practical support to deafblind service users in Coventry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this open procedure tender, providing an opportunity for growth and collaboration with Coventry City Council for the benefit of the local community. ## Notice The Council is seeking to Commission a service to support deafblind service users through the provision of a Communicator Guide service. The service will provide trained Communicator Guide individuals who will provide communication and practical support to individuals in their everyday life. The role of a Communicator Guide will be to offer communication support, guiding skills and practical help, such as shopping, dealing with correspondence and setting up medical appointments. They will be highly skilled individuals, trained to be the eyes and ears of a deafblind person. They will relay information, facilitate communication with others and ensure service users are able to get about safely; they will be neutral, alert and give information, not advice, without prior selection or processing. Additional information: Delivery Notes Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d083684-6803-4c16-8096-947bff25ce07 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 17 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Dec 2022 - 18 Dec 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV) | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 2GN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 16 Sep 2022 at 12:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d083684-6803-4c16-8096-947bff25ce07 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d083684-6803-4c16-8096-947bff25ce07 16th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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