Official UK procurement notice
Vision Impairment Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1: To deliver Vision Impairment Rehabilitation for Adults, to lead an independent life, who have a Certificate of Visual impairment (CVI) and maintain a Vision Impairment register.
Lot 2: To deliver children and young people with vision impairment, Habiliation support, which involves training them to develop their personal mobility, navigation and independent living skills.
- No preliminary market engagement: This i to confirm that the tender deadline has been extended and the new deadline is 26th January 2026 at 12noon. We will be hosting a Provider engagement event on the 5th of December at 12noon via MS Teams. We anticipate that this will be an hour event. If you would like to join us, please do let us know, via the messaging section of the e-tendering portal and will send you and any other nominated members of organisation a MS Team invite and link to the event. We do ask that no more than three members of staff per organisation attend.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£670,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Vision Rehabilitation for Adult Residents with vision impairmentPublished value£550,000
Objectives and scope of the LOT 1 contract for Vision Impairment (VI) Rehabilitation Service (Adults) Adult residents in Merton, who are losing their sight and are certified as having vision impairment, are to receive functional, social, and well-being rehabilitation to live their lives as independently as possible, under the Care Act
The VI Rehabilitation service, is to undertake an assessment and provide rehabilitation support, delivered by qualified and experienced Vision Impairment Rehabilitation worker/s to improve a resident’s functional ability, mobility, independent living skills, caring abilities, communication, and emotional support needs and outcomes, of which may be impacted due to vision impairment.
Lot #2Vision Habilitation for Children and Young People in MertonPublished value£120,000
LOT 2: Children & Young People who are residents in Merton, and who are certified as having vision impairment, aged from birth up to 25, are entitled to Habilitation support that teaches techniques and strategies to develop mobility & orientation and independent living skills. The Habilitation service undertakes an assessment to access the skill level of children and young people and creates a bespoke programme of training, which is delivered by a qualified Habilitation specialist to develop their personal mobility, orientation, and independent living skills.
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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 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Vision Rehabilitation for Adult Residents with vision impairment | 55% | 40% | 5% | |
| 2 · Vision Habilitation for Children and Young People in Merton | 55% | 40% | 5% |
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN795753- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004895- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a23Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago20 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Submission deadline275 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by229 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts86 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender