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Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Sensory Needs - Social Support Services

HealthcareCPV 85300000
Value£35k
Deadline2 Oct 2026
Published21 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 21 Aug 202640 days leftCloses 2 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Stephanie Jones-Wright
integration.commissioning@Bracknell-Forest.Gov.uk
+44 1344352000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Via https://procontract.due-north.com

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£35ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits below the typical range for Health & Social Care contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This 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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This service is intended to support any

This service is intended to support any Bracknell Forest resident aged 18 or over with a visual impairment, including deafblind.

02

The purpose of the service is

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.

03

This is not a clinical service

This is not a clinical service and does not undertake statutory sensory impairment support.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e950
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
079780-2026
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