Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 10 Apr 2025, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£150,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Health services · Social work and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 1 Jul 2025
Published description of the framework

Please refer to the pricing schedule as advertised on OPEN. The framework will be operated via a ranked process.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extensions are at the sole discretion of Together for Children

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award criteria is subject to acceptance of pricing schedule, quality questions are scored 98% and social value is scored 2%

What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of a Habilitation Service for Children and Young People with…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 16:25 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 10:42 BST
Authority reference
TfC Vision Habilitation
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014381
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500d2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 16:25 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 10:42 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 16:25 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 10:42 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2025, 10:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—9 Jun 2025Cancelled

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender