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CS091 - Specialist equipment and technology for children and young people who are visually impaired or blind

Middlesbrough Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:39.

Opportunity overview

The awarded supplier provides specialist equipment and technology for children and young people who are visually impaired or blind. They are the only company who provide braille equipment that interfaces with smart technologies used in schools. The learner in question is studying for GCSEs at Key Stage 4 and this equipment is paramount to ensuring equity of access (as their fully-sighted peers) and ensure they reach their full potential and continue their Post 16 education here in Middlesbrough.

Awarded to

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HUMANWARE EUROPE LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£41.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 May 2026
Including VAT
£50k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02678026
Location
Rushden, UKF25, NN10 6AR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CS091
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Middlesbrough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLJH-5252-HJDM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLJH-5252-HJDM

Address

Street Address
PO Box 500
Locality
Middlesbrough
Postal Code
TS1 9FT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
HUMANWARE EUROPE LTD
Id
GB-COH-02678026

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02678026

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPBB-2618-XZBG

Address

Street Address
Russell Smith House 2 Bullmatt Business Centre
Locality
Rushden
Postal Code
NN10 6AR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
31000000
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02678026
Name
HUMANWARE EUROPE LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
1 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Jun 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
50,000
Amount
41,666
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056329-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Jun 2026, 16:24
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Middlesbrough · UKC12 · TS1 9FT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 056329-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·