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
- Sheffield City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- SignLive Ltd trading as Convo
- Value
- £35,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Interpretation services (CPV 79540000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 May 2026
- Published28 May 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
To enable citizens to have the best service possible when interacting with the Council, we provide an online sign language service across all customer facing services. This service aids citizens via telephone or via video who are deaf so they can interact with the Council the same as an able body person.
About the supplier
SignLive Ltd trading as Convo: every public contract they have won.