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title: "Sensory Services SOFT MARKET TEST"
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# Sensory Services SOFT MARKET TEST

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sensory-services-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-056062). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Knowsley Council: "Sensory Services SOFT MARKET TEST". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Knowsley Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/knowsley-council-ons-e08000011)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sensory-services-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-056062#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056062`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sensory-services-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-056062#tl-md)

## Description
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION, THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TEST ONLY.
Knowsley Council is exploring options to retender services for Blind, Partially Sighted, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services.
•	A contract to support Children and Adults with visual impairments. This is expected to include:
o	Maintaining the Council’s register of people who have a Certification of Visual Impairment for both Children and Adults,
o	Home assessments, ordering, storage and installation of equipment and technology to help people with a certified visual impairment live independently at home,
o	Habilitation and rehabilitation to help people with a certified visual impairment regain or develop the skills they need to live independently at home,
o	Prevention – raising awareness in the general population of how to reduce the risk of sight loss,
o	Signposting – helping people navigate the various services that can support them to live well,
o	Advocacy to support people with a registered visual impairment to exercise their rights to fair treatment.
•	A contract to support Children and Adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is expected to include:
o	Home assessment, ordering, storage and installation of equipment and technology to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing live independently at home,
o	Habilitation and rehabilitation to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing regain or develop the skills they need to live independently at home,
o	Teaching British Sign Language up to Level 2 to people who are deaf or hard of hearing and their immediate carers, including family sign language lesson for children,
o	Interpretation at British Sign Language (BSL) Level 6 standard to facilitate assessments for deaf individuals,
o	Prevention – raising awareness in the general population of how to reduce the risk of hearing loss,
o	Signposting – helping people navigate the various services that can support them to live well.
o	Advocacy to support people with a registered visual impairment to exercise their rights to fair treatment

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Contract Period:** 29/09/2026 to 29/09/2036

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040570-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-16T13:58:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T23:20:24.290Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056062