Official UK procurement notice
Habilitation Services — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Blackpool Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Awarded value £27,240published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
85000000 Health and social work services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Sept 2026, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 11:05 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06faeb
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £27,2401 award inc. VAT — no net value published
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guide Dogs for the Blind AssociationVCSE16 Sept 2026 — 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: The agreement may be extended by one period of 12 months subject to service requirements. · Options: Increase in demand beyond current contract capacity. | £27,240 inc. VAT | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 11:05 BSTUK6
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATIONAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender