--- title: "Habilitation Support Service for Visually Impaired Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAPITALESOURCING" published: "2022-05-26" --- # Habilitation Support Service for Visually Impaired Children and Young People Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fdb5643e-2708-48aa-a6bc-1bbf66bd85ba.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Habilitation Support Service for Visually Impaired Children and Young People" is initiated by the capitalEsourcing, primarily involving Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This project falls under the medical imaging services category and is centred in London, United Kingdom. Currently in the planning stage, the deadline for engagement is set for 13th June 2022. Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in market engagement to express their interest and provide feedback via the specified e-procurement portal. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in statutory habilitation support services, particularly those with experience in supporting visually impaired children and young people. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary Community Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete, as the project aims to secure high-quality, cost-effective services. Providers that can demonstrate expertise in educational support, independence training, and welfare services will find this procurement an attractive prospect for business growth and expansion. ## Notice Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be embarking on the recommissioning of their statutory habilitation support services for visually impaired children and young people. We are committed to securing high quality services which meet the needs of our visually impaired children and their families while ensuring the service represents value for money. Habilitation Services are delivered to children and young people with vision impairment. Habilitation Specialists work in schools and other settings. The delivery of education to pupils with vision impairment is a statutory requirement. Some pupils require specialist habilitation support to ensure they can be independent at home and in school and access the mainstream national curriculum. In addition to providing support in education settings the service includes assistance with independence and life skills to enable young people to lead fulfilled independent lives. Schools and early years' settings do not have the expertise to meet the needs of pupils and therefore the specialist support service is provided by the bi-borough, namely, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council We would welcome expressions of interest from providers with experience of delivering statutory habilitation support services for visually impaired children and young people. We are inviting feedback from providers in the market to outline their level of interest and capacity in relation to this future opportunity. Please use the market engagement questionnaire in capitalEsourcing to express an interest in this opportunity. This can be found by searching for pqq_WCC_1786_Habilitation Support for visually impaired children - market engagement. It should be noted that this is not a guarantee of further competition. The Authority reserves the right, at its own discretion, to withdraw from the process and pursue alternative routes to market for the provision of this service, should it decide to do so. Expressions of Interest are not to be emailed directly and must go via the E-procurement portal capitalEsourcing. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d93d5186-f8be-4eec-9601-44f4597840a6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jun 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAPITALESOURCING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1E 6QP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85150000 - Medical imaging services - 85312310 - Guidance services - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services ## Release History - 26 May 2022 at 11:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d93d5186-f8be-4eec-9601-44f4597840a6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d93d5186-f8be-4eec-9601-44f4597840a6 26th May 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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