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Visual Impairment Support Services

East Lothian Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Mar 2021 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 Jan 2021 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The East Lothian Council is seeking to appoint a service provider for the "Visual Impairment Support Services" contract, aimed at delivering support to individuals with visual impairments in the East Lothian and Midlothian areas. The contract is classified under the services category and is currently in the award stage, having been signed on 11th February 2021 for a total value of £226,989. The procurement process was initiated via an open procedure with the award notice available through relevant procurement platforms, and the successful bidder has already been selected.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialised in providing rehabilitation and mobility services for visually impaired individuals. Companies with experience in social care, especially those holding necessary qualifications and registrations with professional bodies, would be well-positioned to pursue similar contracts in the public sector. Furthermore, businesses that can demonstrate their operational capacity to deliver community benefits, as required by the councils, will likely be favoured in future tenders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Visual Impairment Support Services

Notice Description

Award of service provider to deliver support services for individuals with visual impairment in East Lothian and Midlothian local authority areas.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of Visual impairment rehabilitation and mobility service for East Lothian and Midlothian. The service will also include an allocation for equipment for service users and administration of the registration process for the statutory Certificate of Visual Impairment register for each local authority. Staff providing the rehabilitation and mobility services require to be appropriately qualified and registered with a relevant professional body.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000640485
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409206
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£226,989 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Mar 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
08/1/2024

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Lothian Council
Additional Buyers

Midlothian Council

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DALKEITH
Postcode
EH41 3HA
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Royal Blind Asylum and School trading as Sight Scotland

Further Information

Notice Documents

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