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Habilitation Training for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment/Habilitation Training for Deafblind Children and Young People

Surrey County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:03.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-077400
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Amendment of the dates
Id
088022-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ26
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
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
Due
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088022-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 09:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Surrey County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWRH-8974-TNBV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWRH-8974-TNBV

Address

Street Address
Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill
Locality
Reigate
Postal Code
RH2 8EF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ26

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reigate · UKJ26 · RH2 8EF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ25 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ26 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 088021-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088022-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·