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Visual Impairment Outreach Services

London Borough of Enfield

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 15:32

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 May 2026 at 16:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

14 Apr 2026 at 17:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

15 Jan 2026 at 13:39

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

14 Jan 2026 at 14:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Enfield is procuring a Visual Impairment Outreach Service for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with visual impairments. The service provides specialist support enabling access to the educational curriculum alongside peers, including direct outreach, resources and training for schools and colleges, family support, and integration with other special educational needs and disabilities services. Delivery is for Enfield’s children and young people, including visits to schools and colleges outside Enfield when they attend there, and support in independent educational establishments where the child or young person has an Education, Health and Care Plan. The work is a specialist health and social care service supporting equal educational opportunities.

The procurement has been awarded following a one-stage open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, using the light-touch services regime. Learning in Harmony Trust was selected on 16 July 2026 after one bid was received. The award is £701,434 excluding VAT, or £841,721 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with options for two further one-year extensions to 31 August 2030. The award used a 60% price and 40% quality evaluation. Participation required economic and technical criteria set out in the procurement documents. Electronic tenders in English were submitted through the council’s procurement system, with the tender deadline on 1 June 2026.

This requirement is relevant to organisations specialising in visual impairment education and outreach for children and young people, particularly providers able to work across schools, colleges and families. Credible competitors would need appropriately qualified and experienced staff, with the capacity to deliver responsive specialist support, staff training, family assistance and direct outreach. They would also need to coordinate with wider special educational needs and disabilities services and support learners attending establishments both within and outside Enfield. Strong safeguarding practice, understanding of the statutory duties governing disabled children’s education, and the ability to demonstrate improved outcomes and value for money would be important. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, although the sole bid came from a large supplier.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Visual Impairment Outreach Services

Notice Description

The London Borough of Enfield (the 'contracting authority') is awarding a contract to Learning in Harmony Trust to provide a Visual Impairment Outreach Service for children and young people aged from 0 to 25 years who have a visual impairment. Under the contract, the successful supplier shall provide resources and training to support schools, colleges, and families to meet the needs of these visually impaired children and young people, ensuring equal educational opportunities (please refer to the Specifications for further information). The contract shall aim to deliver a responsive, high-quality Visual Impairment Outreach Service that employs people with the qualifications and expertise required to support children and young people, schools, and families. This contract award is being made following the completion of the procurement process that the contracting authority undertook as advertised on 14 April 2026 under Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - Notice identifier 2026/S 000-033952. The duration of the contract will be for an initial two (2) years with the option to extend up to a further one (1) year plus another one (1) year (total 4 years), subject to the supplier's performance and at the full discretion of the contracting authority, and subject to a lawful termination in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and budget availability. The estimated value of this contract is PS701,434.00 (excluding VAT and any indexations that might be agreed) over the full life of 4 years, including optional extensions. Further details are found within the Contract. The procurement is run as a one-stage process via an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It is classified as a Light Touch Service, in accordance with Schedule 1 of the regulations. Nevertheless, the contracting authority is incorporating a voluntary standstill period of eight (8) working days, commencing the day on which this Contract Award Notice is published. The Visual Impairment Outreach Service is a statutory requirement under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Equality Act 2010, with delivery guided by the SEND Code of Practice. It shall therefore provide specialist support to visually impaired children and young people aged 0-25 years, enabling them to access the educational curriculum alongside their peers. The service shall also include direct outreach, training for school staff, family support, and integration with other SEND services. Provision must be available for Enfield's children and young people, including visits to educational establishments outside of Enfield's boundary if a child or young person should attend one of these, and also within independent educational establishments if the child or young person has an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP). The service is shaped by both national policy and Enfield Council's SEND strategy, with all operations underpinned by safeguarding and best practice standards. The Contracting Authority is expecting that the Service is driven by a commitment to improving outcomes, achieving value for money, and complying with statutory duties. The contracting authority will manage the contract robustly to ensure the Service meets its stated requirements and continuous improvements are achieved.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The option to extend for up to two further periods of one (1) year each, to a maximum Contract period of four (4) years.

Planning Information

The London Borough of Enfield (‘the Council) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to gather market intelligence and obtain views regarding the provision of its Visual Impairment Outreach Service in the borough. As part of this preliminary market engagement, the Council invites interested organisations to engage via completion of the Council’s Soft Market Test (SMT) Questionnaire, Appendix 2 of the Preliminary Market Engagement documentation. Completed SMT Questionnaires are to be submitted via the messaging page of the Council’s procurement portal, Atamis, by 12:00 noon on 5 February 2026. Please note that interested organisations must register on the portal to submit responses. The link to the portal can be found here: https://londonboroughofenfield.my.site.com/s/Welcome . The portal can also be accessed via the Council’s website (www.enfield.gov.uk) by clicking https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/business-and-licensing/doing-business-with-the-council#find-opportunities-to-sell-to-the-council

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067371-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£644,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£644,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£701,434 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
16 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Enfield
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ENFIELD
Postcode
EN1 3XA
Postcode Area
Enfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI54 Enfield
Delivery Location
TLI54 Enfield
Local Authority
Enfield
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Enfield North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Learning in Harmony Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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