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title: "Communicator Guide"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2018-02-21"
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# Communicator Guide

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a6a55e92-1f12-4318-baa6-47f83f35fde1

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Communicator Guide," aimed at reviewing support for sensory impaired service users in Staffordshire. This process is particularly relevant to the translation and interpretation services industry, with delivery set in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. An informal workshop will be held on 15th March 2018 at Kingston Centre, Stafford, to engage specialist providers in discussing future service designs. Interested parties must apply by 16th March 2018 to participate in this engagement opportunity.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in translation, interpretation, and social services. By participating in the workshop, businesses can directly influence future commissioning intentions and gain insight into upcoming service contracts that may arise after the current contracts expire on 31st August 2018. Companies specialising in community and personal services are particularly encouraged to engage in this procurement process, as they would be well positioned to contribute to the scoped design of future provisions.

## Notice

Staffordshire County Council is undertaking a piece of work to review the Communicator Guide support available to support sensory impaired service users across the county of Staffordshire and scope the design of any future provision. We would like to invite Specialist Providers of this service to an informal workshop to support this scope and design exercise. This exercise will be used to structure the Councils future commissioning intentions, for any required provision, following the current service contracts expiry on August 31st 2018. Venue: Kingston Centre, Fairway, Stafford ST16 3TW Date: Thursday15th March 2018 Time: 10:00-12:30 Places may be limited to two people per organisation, if you would like to attend, please complete the application form and send to op&pdcommissioning@staffordshire.gov.uk Additional information: Places may be limited to two people per organisation, if you would like to attend, please complete the below application form and send to op&pdcommissioning@staffordshire.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f186ff40-23bf-4580-9c08-2b173ec776c8 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Mar 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2018 at 11:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f186ff40-23bf-4580-9c08-2b173ec776c8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f186ff40-23bf-4580-9c08-2b173ec776c8
  21st February 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a783804b-8921-4e74-84f2-81f1d42e697d
  Communicator guide Workshop application form
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0fc4bcbb-ec6e-47bc-ad61-0f85ac3100d8
  Communicator Guide Service- Venue Map

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