---
title: "Habilitation Services for Children with Visual Impairments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e9f7"
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published: "2025-12-12"
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# Habilitation Services for Children with Visual Impairments

Buyer: SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e9f7

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## Summary

Swindon Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of "Habilitation Services for Children with Visual Impairments," targeting organisations in the community health services industry. The contract focuses on aiding babies, children, and young people with significant visual impairments in Swindon, United Kingdom (UKK14 region), to live and travel independently. This procurement is currently at the tender update stage with the deadline for submissions extended to 17 December 2025 at 12:00 noon, following a recent amendment. The service contract is slated to commence on 7 January 2026 and run for a year, with a capped estimated contract spend of £50,612.80.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in community health and social services, particularly those with experience in supporting visually impaired individuals. Companies that excel in delivering high-quality services with a focus on innovation and effective delivery methods stand well-poised to compete. The procurement process adopts an open competition method within the below-threshold category, encouraging diverse participation from capable service providers. This aligns with Swindon Borough Council's emphasis on quality, delivery, and social value, with a significant portion of the evaluation criteria dedicated to these aspects, offering service providers the potential for meaningful engagement and growth.

## Notice

The service will work with babies, children and young people who are blind or have significant visual difficulties which may be ocular, cerebral or both ocular and cerebral, which will inhibit their ability to travel and live independently. The service provider will work in conjunction with Swindon Borough Councils Vision Support service, who will provide the referrals. The initial contract term will be for 12 months as stated in the Request For Quotation documents. Estimated contract spend is capped at PS50,612.80 across the 12 month contract term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082405-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Jan 2026 - 6 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,612 |
| Lots value | £50,612 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN1 2JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Eastcott |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | TLK14 Swindon |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2025 at 12:04 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082405-2025
- 27 Nov 2025 at 11:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082405-2025
  12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2025
  27th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swindon.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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