Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Deafblind Scotland SME
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 077014-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Nov 2025
- Published25 Nov 2025Published the same day
Description
The commissioned service will provide high-quality, specialist support for individuals with dual sensory impairment to ensure equitable access to NHS services and health interventions. The supplier will provide specialist communication and guiding support to deafblind individuals, enabling access to healthcare services and the completion of daily living tasks. The supplier will provide and facilitate access to health improvement activities tailored for deafblind individuals. These activities are designed to enhance health literacy, encourage healthy behaviours, and support long-term well-being The service will offer a transcription facility converting written patient information from English to Braille, upon request. This ensures patients who are blind or deafblind can independently access their healthcare information.
About the supplier
Deafblind Scotland: every public contract they have won.