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# Sign Language and Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sign-language-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02aadc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body: "Sign Language and Associated Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 May 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-parliamentary-corporate-body-GB-FTS-5276)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM, UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02aadc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sign-language-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02aadc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sign-language-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02aadc#participate

## Description
The Contractor will provide Sign Language Interpretation services and other associated services. The main requirement is for interpreting for English to/from British Sign Language. The Contractor must provide simultaneous BSL interpreting for parliamentary business as requested. This will be filmed live, broadcast on the BSL Channel on SPTV, and archived. It will also be posted on the Parliament’s social media accounts and may be used by other broadcasters either live or later.
The Contractor will also provide other sign languages or supporting services as required. Additional sign languages and communication support services which will be in scope of the Contract, include, but are not limited to:
- Tactile BSL
- Electronic Notetakers
- Speech-to-text reporters
- Lip speakers
- Signalong (Sign-a-long)
- Sign Supported English
- International sign languages such as American Sign Language.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Contractor will provide Sign Language Interpretation and associated services.
The objective of this Contract is to enable people living in Scotland who are hard of hearing, D/deaf or Deafblind, or who have other communication support needs, to en...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 018474-2021-NIC-SER-456-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Deaf Action**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185330`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 018474-2021-NIC-SER-456-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 21/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018474-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-02T15:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:43:13.071Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02aadc