Awarded contract

Joint Education & Social Care Mobility (Habilitation) Specialist Service

Details

Buyer: Cornwall Council
Supplier(s): Guide Dogs for The Blind Association
Value: £147,600
Duration: 1 year
Published: 30 March 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Habilitation contract works with children and young people with VI. Habilitation Specialists support VI children and young people, aged 0-25yrs to become as independent as possible in their day to day live. this involves teaching them to move around safely and confidently, as well as independent living skills to use at home, school or in the wider world. the training is personalised to meet the needs of each child and can take place in their home, school or in the wider world. Keywords: Habilitation, visually impaired, disabled mobility, young people, children

Timeline

Completed: Award published30 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date6 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

Cornwall Council is a local authority with a central Commercial Services team that handles procurement and contract management.

A commercial pipeline sets out anticipated outsourcing by directorate over the next three to five years.

Over the past 5 years, most of Cornwall Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, education and training and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov