Other community, social and personal services

Tender description

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver specialist sensory assessment and support services to individual users who have an impairment linked in some way to their sight, hearing or both. The services procured under this contract fall under the “Light Touch Regime” (within scope of which the sensory services fall). This contract will utilise the flexibilities provided by the “Light Touch Regime”, as prescribed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and in accordance with the Authority’s Contract Procedure Rules. The duration of the contract will be for 36 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months subject to agreement between the Authority and the successful Provider. Full details of the services to be procured under this contract are provided in the procurement documents and can be found on the London Tenders Portal, which can be accessed at: https://www.londontenders.org/ The Authority is keen to appoint a provider that offers specialist sensory assessment and support services to individual users who have an impairment linked in some way to their sight, hearing or both. These individuals may have these impairments for a variety of reasons, ranging from genetic lifelong conditions through to individuals who have experienced a sudden trauma.