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title: "Habilitation Training for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment/Habilitation Training for Deafblind Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077400"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Surrey County Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Habilitation Training for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment/Habilitation Training for Deafblind Children and Young People

Buyer: Surrey County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077400

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## Summary

Surrey County Council plans to commission a specialist children’s and young people’s service covering assessment, mobility training, habilitation and independent living skills. The service is for children and young people aged 0 to 19 with vision impairment, including those with multi-sensory impairment or who are deafblind. Its purpose is to build independence, confidence, inclusion and wellbeing, helping service users participate fully in education, family life and their local communities. The service will be delivered across Surrey, for children and young people supported by the Council’s vision impairment service. The Council states that approximately 590 children and young people are currently open to that service, with the commissioned provider expected to work with up to 120 each year. This is a health and social work service.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Surrey County Council has announced its intention to recommission the service, but has not invited tenders. It is expected to be run as an above-threshold light-touch services procurement under the Procurement Act 2023. The opportunity is planned as one lot. The Council expects the contract to run from April 2027 to March 2029, with a possible extension or renewal taking the maximum end date to March 2032. The Council is holding a virtual market engagement event on 16 October 2026 to explain its future commissioning plans, discuss the proposed delivery model and gather supplier feedback. Providers are expected to register by 5 October 2026; attendance is limited to two people per organisation. Attendance will not create preferential status or commit the Council to a future award.

The planned service should suit organisations with established expertise in habilitation, mobility and independent living support for children and young people with vision impairment, including deafblindness and other multi-sensory impairments. Providers are likely to need the specialist staff, safeguarding arrangements, assessment methods and practical training capability required to support children aged 0 to 19 across education, home and community settings. The scale is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Organisations preparing to compete should consider how they would evidence outcomes in independence, confidence, inclusion and wellbeing, and how they would meet the Council’s stated policy requirements on social value, sustainability and modern slavery. The market engagement event offers a chance to comment on the proposed service model.

## Notice

Surrey County Council is seeking a provider to deliver assessment, mobility, habilitation and independent living skills support for children and young people aged 0-19 years with vision impairment, including those with multi-sensory impairment (MSI) or who are deafblind. The service will promote independence, confidence, inclusion and wellbeing, enabling children and young people to develop the skills they need to participate fully in education, family life and their local communities. Currently there are approximately 590 C&YP open to PSS (VI). We expect the provider to annually work with a maximum of 120 children and young people for the life of this contract April 2027-March 2032.

### Planning Information

Surrey County Council is planning to recommission Sensory Services for Children and Young People in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. As part of the pre-procurement engagement process, we would like to invite current and prospective providers to participate in a virtual market engagement event.
The purpose of the event is to:
• Provide an overview of the current service and Surrey County Council's future commissioning intentions.
• Provide information and signpost suppliers to resources relating to the Procurement Act 2023 and its implications for bidders.
• Outline key policy requirements that will apply during the procurement process, including Social Value, Sustainability and Modern Slavery.
• Seek feedback from the market on the proposed commissioning approach and future service delivery model.
• Provide an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions and engage in discussion with the Council.
Registration details:
Providers wishing to attend should send an email to Eve Siewierski eve.siewierski@surreycc.gov.uk or Omar Mobin omar.mobin@surreycc.gov.uk by 5th October 2026.
The event will be held on 16th October 2026. This event will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you wish to attend, please reply by providing following information:
• Name of attendee(s)
• Job title of attendee(s)
• Organisation details, including address and contact details.
Please note that attendance will be limited to 2 attendees per organisation.
We will be providing more information, including the session agenda and meeting invites on or after 9th October 2026.
We look forward to receiving your response and hearing your thoughts and ideas at the event. An expression of interest in attending this Market Engagement Event does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tender process, nor does it confer any preferential status on those Providers who attend. Participation in this event will not automatically grant eligibility to engage in any subsequent procurement exercise. Any procurement resulting from this event will be publicly advertised in accordance with legal requirements, and all organisations wishing to participate will need to submit a response to the advertisement once it is published. Providers who do not attend this Market Engagement Event will still be able to apply for the procurement in the future

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088022-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Surrey County Council |
| Locality | REIGATE |
| Postcode area | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH2 8EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Electoral ward | South Park & Woodhatch |
| Westminster constituency | Reigate |
| Delivery location | TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:23 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088022-2026
- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088021-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088022-2026
  17th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088021-2026
  17th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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