---
title: "British Sign Language (BSL)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d89"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-22"
---

# British Sign Language (BSL)

Buyer: Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d89

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## Summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is procuring British Sign Language interpretation for its services. The requirement is for interpretation services, supporting communication with people who use BSL when accessing the Trust’s healthcare services. The contracting process covers one lot, awarded as a single requirement to Leeds Society for the Deaf and Blind. The supplier and buyer are both based in Leeds; the service is described as being provided to the Trust’s services, with no more specific delivery locations identified in the procurement details.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Leeds Society for the Deaf and Blind. The award date was 22 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 22 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The award value is £20,000 excluding VAT (£24,000 including VAT). The contract was placed by direct award, below the threshold and without competition. It was a single-lot procurement. The published evaluation basis is not set out in the process details. The award is recorded as active, with a separate award entry marked pending; both entries identify the same supplier, scope, value and contract period.

This award shows that Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust has a defined requirement for British Sign Language interpretation to support access to its services. Leeds Society for the Deaf and Blind was selected through a below-threshold direct award without competition, so the process does not establish a competitive evaluation model or published scoring criteria for future suppliers to follow. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to provide BSL interpretation for the Trust’s healthcare service users and to deliver the requirement across a contract of this scale and duration. Providers with relevant interpreting capability and the capacity to serve the Trust in Leeds are the closest fit. The purchase provides a concrete indication of the buyer’s demand for BSL interpretation, rather than a broader requirement for unrelated interpreting services.

## Notice

Provision of BSL interpretation to services within LCH

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099823-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS6 1PF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Headingley & Hyde Park |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Leeds Society for the Deaf and Blind |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79540000 - Interpretation services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 10:28 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099823-2026
- 22 Oct 2026 at 10:25 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099820-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099823-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099820-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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