Published date: 28 July 2020

This notice was replaced on 16 September 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 16 September 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£80,000 to £200,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN488930-64290335

Published date

28 July 2020

Closing date

27 August 2020

Contract start date

1 November 2020

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The contract is for the provision of Community Sensory Support Service to Durham County Council.

The Contract requires a provider to provide a community-based support service to people who live in County Durham and are blind or partially sighted. Independent living support will include welfare rights, housing, employment readiness and retention of employment, technology and delivery of a "Living with Sight Loss (LWSL)" course. The service must be delivered county-wide within County Durham and be easily accessible and responsive to service users' needs. It will need a dedicated presence in County Durham and will need to make links with partner organisations in order to identify appropriate referrals.
Please access the Procontract NEPO portal for free with tender reference DN88930 for full details. If you have any queries please raise them via the online system. If you have any problems accessing or uploading your documents via the system please contact the NEPO helpdesk as detailed below. E-tendering System Support is provided by the NEPO portal administration organisation Proactis.
• Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk Ticketing System (http://proactis.kayako.com) - To be used by Suppliers for non-time critical issues i.e. password resets / account queries, finding information, accessing the tender, etc.

About the buyer

Address

Corporate services
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Email

kay.duthie@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk