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title: "Visual Impairment Enablement/Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0678c7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-06-26"
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# Visual Impairment Enablement/Support Services

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0678c7

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Visual Impairment Enablement/Support Services" has been awarded by Leicestershire County Council, alongside Leicester City Council and Rutland County Council, under direct award due to urgency in maintaining statutory services. The award, dated 26th June 2026, covers locations under the region UKF2, in the United Kingdom. This service falls under the "social work services without accommodation" category. The contract starts on 9th July 2026 and ends on 31st March 2029. The procurement method was a direct award due to urgent statutory requirements, and BID SERVICES was selected as the supplier.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in social services without accommodation, particularly those with experience in visual impairment support. While the direct award has already been made, understanding the market dynamics, as demonstrated by the urgency of this procurement, can guide businesses seeking future opportunities. The requirement for specialised capabilities and the involvement of multiple councils highlight the potential for suppliers with regional coverage and expertise in providing statutory and supportive services.

## Notice

These services meet each Council's statutory requirements to maintain a register of people with a visual impairment and also provide a range of related reablement support services. Please note that due to a technical issue with the Find a Tender platform, this notice was not able to be published at the required time. Subsequently, the contract start date within the notice has been set incorrectly in order for the platform to allow the notice to be published. The correct contract start date is 05/05/2026.

### Procurement Information

The current provider of these services, who was the same for each of the 3 Councils, gave notice on all contracts in February 2026. There is unavoidable urgency as the Councils need to maintain provision of these services, of which some elements are a statutory requirement for each Council to provide and the elements that are not statutory are important as they support potentially vulnerable people. Before notice was served to each Council, there were no financial or contractual issues or indications that would have enabled the Councils to foresee a need to procure new services. The supply market for this type of service is very small and requires highly specialised capabilities. Due to this, the Councils have decided to award one contract across all three of their areas to ensure that a new provider is able to establish a sustainable service in the area. The Councils have undertaken a rapid engagement with the supply market regionally and have taken a decision to award to a provider that the Councils consider to be able to establish a sustainable and effective service by the commencement date required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060359-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL; RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Electoral ward | Oakham South |
| Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BID SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 26 Jun 2026 at 12:53 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060359-2026
- 31 Mar 2026 at 10:21 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029525-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060359-2026
  26th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029525-2026
  31st March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bid.org.uk
- http://www.leics.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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