ESCC - MA - Sensory Impairment Equipment and Support Services

What the buyer is asking for

East Sussex County Council (The Council) invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Sensory Impairment Equipment and Support services to Adults over aged 18. The contract will be for Five (5) years with an option to extend for up to twenty-four (24) months. Please note that the transfer of staff may apply. The annual contract value of the service is £252,000 and an additional £100,000 per annum will be allocated for equipment based on historic demand.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 80%qualityQuality
• 20%pricePrice

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Must already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the minimum levels of insurance cover of Employers Liability insurance £10,000,000, Public Liability insurance £10,000,000, Professional Indemnity insurance £1,000,000, and Product Liability insurance £5,000,000.

• technical

  Must submit appropriate Safeguarding policies and procedures and a Business Continuity Plan.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 186 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   10 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 2 days

   23 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 16 days

   8 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 84 days

   14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 Jul 2026, 15:17 BST071322-2026
2. Tender notice10 Sept 2026, 15:28 BST086021-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender