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Published 2 Jul 2025, 09:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Guide Communicator Service for Deafblind

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Deafblind Scotland2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is seeking an organisation to provide specialist support services to individuals with a dual sensory impairment (those who have both hearing and sight loss). The goal of the service is to enable individuals to access health service provision interventions more effectively, helping to remove communication and accessibility barriers.

CPV: Interpretation services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The commissioned service will provide high-quality, specialist support for individuals…Planned

The commissioned service will provide high-quality, specialist support for individuals with dual sensory impairment to ensure equitable access to NHS services and health interventions.

The supplier will provide specialist communication and guiding support to deafblind individuals, enabling access to healthcare services and the completion of daily living tasks.

The supplier will provide and facilitate access to health improvement activities tailored for deafblind individuals. These activities are designed to enhance health literacy, encourage healthy behaviours, and support long-term well-being

The service will offer a transcription facility converting written patient information from English to Braille, upon request. This ensures patients who are blind or deafblind can independently access their healthcare information.

Delivery: Scotland

79540000 Interpretation services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jul 2025, 09:03 BST
Last source update: 10 Dec 2025, 08:58 GMT
Authority reference: GGC0998
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-081300
Classification (CPV): Interpretation servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055732 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Following the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) inviting suppliers to express interest in a potential tender opportunity, interested suppliers were asked to review additional service requirements, during this time, it became clear that only one supplier is capable of delivering the full scope of the required service.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:818120)

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 2 dates

Next notice expected
1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice published317 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 08:58 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2025

Status changed to complete
25 Nov 2025, 16:42 GMT
Procurement method changed
25 Nov 2025, 16:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 10 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Deafblind Scotland	£300,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Deafblind Scotland	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 081300-2025-1 · Deafblind Scotland
Signed
10 Dec 2025
Value
£300,000
Status
active
Contract 077014-2025-GGC0998-1 · Deafblind Scotland
Signed
25 Nov 2025
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0SFContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Deafblind ScotlandAwarded supplier 1 Neasham Drive, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, UK, G66 3FAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.