Visual Impairment Outreach Services

The London Borough of Enfield (the 'contracting authority') is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to provide a Visual Impairment Outreach Service for children and young people who have a visual impairment. The resultant contract will be entered with the successful supplier to provide resources and training to support schools, colleges, and families to meet the needs of visually impaired children and young people aged from 0 to 25 years, ensuring equal educational opportunities (please refer to the Specifications for further information). As part of this procurement process, the contracting authority undertook a preliminary market engagement between January and February 2026, advertised on 15 January 2026 via the published Notice 2026/S 000-003498. The duration of the contract will be for an initial two (2) years with the option to extend for up to two further periods of one (1) year each, to a maximum Contract period of four (4) years, subject to the supplier's performance and at the full discretion of the contracting authority, and subject to a lawful termination in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and budget availability (please refer to Volume 4 of the procurement documents). The procurement is being run as a one stage process via the open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and is classified as a Light Touch Service, in accordance with Schedule 1 of the regulations. The contracting authority will incorporate a voluntary standstill period for eight (8) working days, commencing the day on which the contract award notice has been published. The Visual Impairment Outreach Service provides specialist support to visually impaired children and young people aged 0-25 years, enabling them to access the educational curriculum alongside their peers. This is a statutory requirement under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Equality Act 2010, with delivery guided by the SEND Code of Practice. Historically, the service h