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title: "Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and Community Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0507e4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-25"
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# Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and Community Equipment

Buyer: BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0507e4

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and Community Equipment" was initiated by Bath & North East Somerset Council, located at The Guildhall, Bath. The contract, signed on 16th April 2025, aims to deliver essential services and equipment to individuals with hearing and sight impairments in the region. The procurement stage is complete, as indicated by the contract awarded to the supplier, Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration). This direct procurement followed a "below threshold - without competition" method and falls under the health and social work services industry category. The contract is valued at £80,793 and spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st December 2025, covering services in the UKK12 region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in assistive technologies and support services for individuals with sensory impairments to foster growth. Enterprises focusing on health and social work services, especially small and medium enterprises, could leverage this opportunity to build partnerships and expand service offerings. The contract, being awarded using a direct procurement method, highlights the contracting authority's emphasis on timely and specialised delivery, making it especially suitable for organisations with a strong track record in service delivery and community engagement in the health sector.

## Notice

The Service will provide information, advice, support, and representation to people living with hearing and sight loss in Bath and North East Somerset, together with assistive equipment, social activities, community outreach support information, and advice relating to communication needs. To include signposting to courses as appropriate. Services are required to be accessible Monday to Friday and able to accommodate a mixture of bookable and walk-in appointments over this time frame. Core hours are 10am-1pm with provision of a drop-in service in North East Somerset once a week. *Due to system limitations in the Find a Tender Service (FTS), the contract signature date shown in this notice does not reflect the actual contract signature date - the contract was signed on 16.04.2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017131-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £80,793 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | BATH |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Kingsmead |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BREAKTHROUGH (DEAF-HEARING INTEGRATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2025 at 15:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017131-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017131-2025
  25th April 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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