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title: "Visual Impairment Service (Adults) for South Gloucestershire"
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# Visual Impairment Service (Adults) for South Gloucestershire

Buyer: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0670fb

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Visual Impairment Service (Adults) for South Gloucestershire" has been led by South Gloucestershire Council. This initiative falls under the health and social work services industry category and aims to support visually impaired adults within South Gloucestershire, UK region UKK12. The service focuses on providing essential rehabilitation, orientation, mobility training, and assistive technology interventions, ensuring independence for visually impaired individuals. The procurement method was a direct award, citing technical reasons, due to the specialised nature of the service. The contract, awarded to Sight Support West of England, commenced on 29th April 2026 and is set to run until 31st March 2029, with options for extension granted. This contract represents a substantial investment worth £685,000, demonstrating the Council's commitment to enhancing local support infrastructures.

This tender opens significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social services, particularly those with expertise in visual impairment rehabilitation and support. Companies with capabilities in assistive technology intervention and social care for disabled individuals are well-positioned to benefit. While the current award was through a direct method, understanding the detailed requirements and accreditation sought by the South Gloucestershire Council could prepare similar enterprises to be competitive for future tender opportunities. This procurement also reinforces the importance of local knowledge and technical capability in meeting public sector needs, encouraging businesses to align with these priorities for increased prospects in public contracts.

## Notice

The Visual Impairment Service is to support visually impaired people to live independently in their own homes in South Gloucestershire over 18 years of age. Providing a 'one stop shop service' to people and their carers, which delivers early access to the expert support and advice they need, to enable them to come to terms with the loss of their sight including rehabilitation services and ongoing support. The Visual Impairment Service will operate in accordance with the principles and duties set out in the Care Act 2014, including the promotion of wellbeing, prevention, independence, choice, and control. The service will work in a strengths based, person centred manner and ensure that people with sight loss receive timely, proportionate and outcome focused support. The service will be free at the point of entry. Due to the complex nature of sight loss rehabilitation, service delivery must be carried out by qualified, accredited specialists with appropriate experience, technical capability and local knowledge. Market knowledge within South Gloucestershire indicates only one provider can meet these requirements that works within the Local Authority area and delivers the services required.

### Procurement Information

South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for providing statutory and preventative support to individuals with Visual impairments (adults), requiring: * Rehabilitation services * Orientation and mobility training * Assistive technology intervention * Highly specialised professional expertise * Maintaining and administering is Visual Impairment and Deafblind Registers Due to the complex nature of sight loss rehabilitation, service delivery must be carried out by qualified, accredited specialists with appropriate experience, technical capability and local knowledge. Market knowledge within South Gloucestershire indicates only one provider can meet these requirements that works within the Local Authority area and delivers the services required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042570-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £685,000 |
| Contracts value | £685,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS37 5AF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Frampton Cotterell |
| Westminster constituency | Thornbury and Yate |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIGHT SUPPORT WEST OF ENGLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 8 May 2026 at 13:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042570-2026
- 2 Apr 2026 at 09:18 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030708-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 09:46 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026076-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042570-2026
  8th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030708-2026
  2nd April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026076-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sightsupportwest.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.southglos.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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