Official UK procurement notice
Sensory Needs - Social Support Services
Authority: Bracknell Forest Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis service is intended to support any Bracknell Forest resident aged 18 or over with a visual impairment, including deafblind. The purpose of the service is to provide person-centred information, advice and guidance (IAG) to enable people to continue to lead independent, fulfilling lives. This is not a clinical service and does not undertake statutory sensory impairment support.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£35,200
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
- Authority reference
DN824754- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079780- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e950Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
- Clarification questions by34 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Associated tender documents are found at the above website
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender