Provision of a Habilitation Service for Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment

Official notice

Authority: TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Together for Children is seeking to establish the provision of a Habilitation Service for Children and Young People with a

Vision Impairment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

85100000 Health services 85300000 Social work and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
Last source update: 8 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047333
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058459 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
8 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association	£150,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of a Habilitation Service for Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment · The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Signed
18 Jul 2025
Value
£150,000
Period
21 Jul 2025 – 20 Jul 2027 · up to 20 Jul 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extensions are at the sole discretion of Together for Children

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 10085290 · GB-PPON: PNTL-5468-NXNL City Hall Floor 2, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION(THE)Awarded supplier HILLFIELDS, READING, South East, RG7 3YGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFThe procurement was published as an Open Tender opportunity via the find a tender service. This opportunity failed to identify suitable tenders, therefore the process switched to a Direct Award in accordance with section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023. Please refer to the followi…

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST