--- title: "IA3617 Communicator Guide Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-26" --- # IA3617 Communicator Guide Service Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1.json) ## Summary Staffordshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "IA3617 Communicator Guide Service". This procurement focuses on providing communicator guides for Deaf, visually impaired, and Deafblind individuals, falling within the "services" industry category. The council is seeking pre-market engagement to gather feedback from potential service providers by 1st December 2025. The council's headquarters, located at 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford, will oversee this initiative within the region UKG24 in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. The procurement, facilitated under the Procurement Act 2023, involves a scheduled timeline that anticipates further communication on 2nd February 2026. This tender presents a compelling opportunity for businesses specialising in interpretation services and health and social work services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) could significantly benefit from participating, with an extensive contract period slated to start on 1st September 2026 and potential for extension up to 31st August 2030. The process allows businesses to contribute feedback that may shape the re-commissioning of the current communicator guide framework, fostering potential partnerships with a sub-central government authority and stimulating growth through enhanced service offerings. ## Notice Staffordshire County Council (The Authority) would like Service Providers to engage in pre-market engagement, before 5pm on 01/12/2025 by responding to a questionnaire. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, any estimated value, the service classification of this requirement and the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this premarket engagement exercise. ### Planning Information Communicator Guides (Sensory Provision) for Deaf, Visual Impaired and Deafblind people. The Council are seeking engagement from the market prior to making decisions on whether to re-commission the communicator guide framework that is currently in place. The council would like your feedback on the following questions in accordance with the six permitted purposes for PME of the Procurement Act 2023. Please use the following web link - https://forms.office.com/e/QtrFTwzwnz If you encounter any difficulties with the link, please contact Older People & Physical Disabilities Commissioning Team oppdcommissioning@staffordshire.gov.uk and request a QR code for the IA3617 pre-market engagement form, as we were unable to copy this into the notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077446-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 26 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 | | 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 | Planning | | 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 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79540000 - Interpretation services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 26 Nov 2025 at 17:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077446-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077446-2025 26th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/QtrFTwzwnz - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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