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Awarded· 30 Mar 2025

Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and Community Equipment

Bath & North East Somerset Council · Bath and North East Somerset, South West

Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bath and North East Somerset.

Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Breakthrough (deaf-hearing Integration

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:34

    View notice
  4. 2025

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bath and North East Somerset. The contract went to Breakthrough (deaf-hearing Integration. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £80,793. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 December 2025. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 April 2025. The notice number is 017131-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0507e4.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and Community Equipment" was initiated by Bath & North East Somerset Council, located at The Guildhall, Bath. The contract, signed on 16th April 2025, aims to deliver essential services and equipment to individuals with hearing and sight impairments in the region.

The procurement stage is complete, as indicated by the contract awarded to the supplier, Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration). This direct procurement followed a "below threshold - without competition" method and falls under the health and social work services industry category. The contract is valued at £80,793 and spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st December 2025, covering services in the UKK12 region.

The contract, being awarded using a direct procurement method, highlights the contracting authority's emphasis on timely and specialised delivery, making it especially suitable for organisations with a strong track record in service delivery and community engagement in the health sector.

The notice in full

The Service will provide information, advice, support, and representation to people living with hearing and sight loss in Bath and North East Somerset, together with assistive equipment, social activities, community outreach support information, and advice relating to communication needs. To include signposting to courses as appropriate. Services are required to be accessible Monday to Friday and able to accommodate a mixture of bookable and walk-in appointments over this time frame.

Core hours are 10am-1pm with provision of a drop-in service in North East Somerset once a week. *Due to system limitations in the Find a Tender Service (FTS), the contract signature date shown in this notice does not reflect the actual contract signature date - the contract was signed on 16.04.2025

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 (1 year)
Awarded to
Breakthrough (deaf-hearing Integration
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£80,793

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
017131-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507e4
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Bath & North East Somerset Council is based in Bath and North East Somerset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Town
Bath
Postcode
BA1 5AW
Electoral ward
Kingsmead
Constituency
Bath
Region
South West
Sub-region
Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Area
West of England
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Category
Services
Address
Bath, BA1 5AW · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Breakthrough (deaf-hearing Integration
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and… contract?

Bath & North East Somerset Council awarded the contract to Breakthrough (deaf-hearing Integration on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 December 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and… contract worth?

The contract value is £80,793. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 December 2025 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Deaf, Deaf Blind and Visually Impaired Equipment and Support Service and…?

Bath & North East Somerset Council, based in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.

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