Published date: 24 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Daycare services for disabled children and young people - 85312120

Location of contract

SP11 8HJ

Value of contract

£152,475

Procurement reference

tender_469252/1492818

Published date

24 June 2025

Closing date

31 March 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

18 June 2025

Contract end date

17 June 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Awarded Contract Notice for Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support.

Defence Children Services requires a professionally qualified service to meet the
needs of pupils with a hearing and/or visual impairment in Defence Children
Services Schools and Settings worldwide.

MOD Schools supports pupils who have a range of Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities, including children with mild to moderate Hearing Impairment (HI) and
Visual Impairment (VI). The number of pupils with such needs fluctuates given the
mobile nature of the MOD population. There can be as many as 15 such pupils
across MOD schools. To meet our organisation's vision, Educate the Child - Support
the Family - Defend the Nation", we will be providing support to those children in
settings and across global geographical locations. Therefore, during the period of
the contract the successful provider must be able to demonstrate a flexible
response to variable need across variable locations.

The children, their parents and the staff in schools require professional support and
advice from suitably qualified education professionals, i.e., specialist HI or VI
qualifications in addition to teaching qualifications. DCS does not employ such
specialists due to the low incidence of need and therefore has a requirement to
contract in the resource.

The specialist education professionals will be expected to provide regular support,
advice and guidance to children/young people with sensory difficulties, their
parents and teaching staff as required in the various locations across DCS. The aim
is to ensure children/young people with sensory difficulties can access and receive
high quality inclusive education alongside their peers, reach their educational
potential and are not disadvantaged from their time spent abroad. That support
would include direct work with children and parents as well as contribution to
planning and review. They would also liaise with any other external agencies the
children are involved in such as Speech and Language Therapists.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support to Sensory Impaired Children

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 November 2024, last edited 3 March 2025

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

20 May 2025

Contract start date

18 June 2025

Contract end date

17 June 2028

Total value of contract

£152,475

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Salford County Council

Address

Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton. Salford, M27 5AW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Army Commercial
Andover
SP11 8HJ
England

Email

jonathan.morgan181@mod.gov.uk