Published date: 1 November 2023

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Awarded contract (published 1 November 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN627730-92888252

Published date

1 November 2023

Closing date

15 August 2022

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Leicester City Council are direct awarding the contract to Action Deafness to provide the Assessment and Equipment service for people who are D/deaf, deafened and Hard of Hearing.

A commissioning review of the service commenced in October 2021 for the Assessment and Equipment service for people who are D/deaf, deafened and Hard of Hearing. The soft market testing exercise which was published earlier in the year concluded with no expressions of interest, highlighting the limited availability of specialist providers in the marketplace for this service and attendance at the regional benchmarking group also confirms the limited supply of specialist sensory impairment providers at a regional and local level.

Furthermore, Action Deafness confirmed their interest in continuing to deliver the service, though completing a tender bid would reduce capacity to deliver the service.

The initial term of the contract is 36 months, with the contract commencing from 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2026, with the option to extend for a further 24 months to 31/03/2028 (60 months in total).

Award information

Awarded date

16 August 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Action Deafness

Address

Peepul Centre, 28 Orchardson Avenue, Leicester LE4 6DP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Ashok Chotalia

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom

Email

procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk