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title: "Devon Integrated Care Board Sign Language Interpretation"
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# Devon Integrated Care Board Sign Language Interpretation

Buyer: NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065eaf

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## Summary

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for Sign Language Interpretation services, specifically targeted at health service needs within the region of South, Central, and West UK. The contract was awarded on 1st August 2025 and falls under the Crown Commercial Service Language Services Framework agreement (RM6302). This procurement adheres to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and does not invoke the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 nor the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement method was limited, following a procedure without prior publication due to its alignment with a pre-established framework that adheres to regulations.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in interpreting, translation, and transcription services, particularly those providing Visual Interpreting Services under Lot 4. Businesses like Sign Solutions, an SME offering tailored solutions for the Deaf and Deafblind community, are well-suited for such contracts. By capitalising on this award, companies can expand their reach and expertise in public sector communications, thereby enhancing their service portfolio and market presence. This procurement process, utilising pre-established frameworks, supports businesses with specialised skills in British Sign Language services, ensuring comprehensive accessibility solutions are offered in various formats, including video and tactile translations.

## Notice

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW CSU) sourced the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Language Services Framework agreement (RM6302) as a viable route to market for the Sign Language Interpretation services, in accordance with the Buyers guidance. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW CSU) sourced the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Language Services Framework agreement (RM6302) as a viable route to market for the Sign Language Interpretation services, in accordance with the Buyers guidance, The Framework provides innovative language services designed to meet the public sector's core needs and is divided into 5 straight lots . It was identified the requirement was listed in Lot 4. Lot 4: Visual Interpreting Services This lot provides communication for the Deaf, Deafblind, and others requiring support through the following services: * interpreting services: provides face to face and remote (Video Relay Service (VRS)/Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) interpreting services * translation services: provides visual translation services, including British Sign Language (BSL) invision, braille and other visual/tactile translation services transcription services: provides subtitling and or captioning services. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Options: The Buyer may extend the duration of this Call-Off Contract for any period up to a maximum of one year in total from the call-off expiry date by giving the Supplier no less than 90 days' written notice.

### Procurement Information

The winning bidder was chosen in line with The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) RM6302 framework. This is a pre-established framework agreement that was itself advertised and awarded in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) via Find a Tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018077-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £141,710 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 5AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK4 Devon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79540000 - Interpretation services

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2026 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018077-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://onedevon.org.uk/

## Provenance

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