Official UK procurement notice
NHS Talking Therapies for British Sign Language Speakers
Authority: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide NHS Talking Therapies via British Sign Language (BSL)
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of the services to be provided: To provide NHS Talking Therapies via…Awarded
Description of the services to be provided: To provide NHS Talking Therapies via British Sign Language (BSL)
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance
The lifetime value of the contract is £32,912.18
The dates between which the contract provides for the service are 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2025, 15:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053631- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059365Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The ICB had to act rapidly in an unforeseen emergency not attributable to the authority. A full PSR process will be completed once the urgent circumstance has passed. The length of the contract is limited to 12 months. The decision was made by the Chief Executive in line with the ICB's Scheme of Reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SignHealth | £32,912,018 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 053631-2025-1 · SignHealth
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2025
- Value
- £32,912,018
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SignHealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.