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IA3617 Communicator Guide Service

Staffordshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:24.

Opportunity overview

Staffordshire County Council (The Authority) would like Service Providers to engage in pre-market engagement, before 5pm on 01/12/2025 by responding to a questionnaire. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, any estimated value, the service classification of this requirement and the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this premarket engagement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV79540000 — Interpretation services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
IA3617
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Feb 2026, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79540000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Interpretation services
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077446-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
26 Nov 2025, 17:56

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Dec 2025, 23:59
Description
Communicator Guides (Sensory Provision) for Deaf, Visual Impaired and Deafblind people. The Council are seeking engagement from the market prior to making decisions on whether to re-commission the communicator guide framework that is currently in place. The council would like your feedback on the following questions in accordance with the six permitted purposes for PME of the Procurement Act 2023. Please use the following web link - https://forms.office.com/e/QtrFTwzwnz If you encounter any difficulties with the link, please contact Older People & Physical Disabilities Commissioning Team oppdcommissioning@staffordshire.gov.uk and request a QR code for the IA3617 pre-market engagement form, as we were unable to copy this into the notice.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD
Name
Staffordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG24 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b1-2025-11-26T17:56:59ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·