Awarded contract

Habilitation Services

Details

Buyer: Blackpool Council
Supplier(s): Guide Dogs for The Blind Association
Value: 27,240
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 16 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of a habilitation services to support children/young people with visual impairment to develop their mobility, orientation and life skills.   The children/young people will receive specialist habilitation input which is tailored to their developmental needs. The delivery will be term-time only. The contract is for 12 months with the option to extend for 12 months. The procurement is a below threshold light touch process. ## Contract award Title: Habilitation Services

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 September 2026
Completed: Award published16 September 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Blackpool Council buys as a local authority through its corporate procurement team. Larger contracts are split into smaller lots so small and voluntary sector suppliers can compete equally.

Healthcare services are commissioned separately under the Provider Selection Regime, with contracting activity summarised each year.

Over the past 5 years, most of Blackpool Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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