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title: "Sensory Needs - Social Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e950"
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buyer: "Bracknell Forest Borough Council"
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# Sensory Needs - Social Support Services

Buyer: Bracknell Forest Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e950

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## Summary

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is procuring social support services for residents of Bracknell Forest aged 18 or over who have a visual impairment, including deafblind people. The service will provide person-centred information, advice and guidance to help people maintain independent and fulfilling lives. It is a non-clinical service and does not provide statutory sensory impairment support. The requirement is categorised as social work and related services (CPV 85300000). Delivery is for the local resident population in Bracknell Forest. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide accessible, tailored support for adults with visual or combined visual and hearing impairments, rather than clinical assessment or treatment.

The process has reached tender: the Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition under the light-touch regime. It has one lot. Questions could be submitted until 18 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 2 October 2026 at 12:00. Electronic submission is permitted through the ProContract portal. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with renewal options of up to 24 months in two 12-month periods, potentially extending to 31 March 2031. The estimated value is £35,200 excluding VAT, or £44,000 including VAT. Offers are evaluated on price at 60% and quality at 40%.

This opportunity suits small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. It is most relevant to organisations experienced in sensory impairment support, particularly work with adults who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind. Strong candidates will be able to deliver person-centred information, advice and guidance, communicate accessibly, and help service users maintain independence and quality of life. The service requires social support capability rather than clinical expertise or statutory sensory impairment provision. Suppliers should have the practical capacity to support eligible Bracknell Forest residents and the experience to tailor assistance to differing visual and combined sensory needs. Organisations with established community, disability-support or advice services may be well placed to compete.

## Notice

This service is intended to support any Bracknell Forest resident aged 18 or over with a visual impairment, including deafblind. The purpose of the service is to provide person-centred information, advice and guidance (IAG) to enable people to continue to lead independent, fulfilling lives. This is not a clinical service and does not undertake statutory sensory impairment support.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Maximum 24 months, split into two 12 month periods

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079780-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,200 |
| Lots value | £35,200 |
| 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 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council |
| Locality | BRACKNELL |
| Postcode area | Reading |
| Postcode | RG12 1JD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East |
| Local authority | Bracknell Forest |
| Electoral ward | Town Centre & The Parks |
| Westminster constituency | Bracknell |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 10:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079780-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079780-2026
  21st August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://procontract.due-north.com
  Associated tender documents are found at the above website

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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