P0918 - Delivery of city -wide specialist out-reach service

The Council wishes to establish a contract with one provider for the delivery of City-Wide specialist out-reach services for pupils with vision loss educated in Birmingham. The outreach services comprise of three separate services: Habilitation, Specialist ICT and Reprographics.

The key remit of the services is: -

o Habilitation - To develop a Children and Young Person's (CYP) personal mobility, navigation and independent living skills to maximise their independence, improve their confidence, well-being and self-esteem and prepare the CYP for their future adult lives: Through close working with Qualified Teachers of children and young people with a vision impairment (QTVIs) to ensure pupils are prepared for their future independent adult lives.

o Specialist ICT - Aims to ensure the provision of ICT solutions for pupils with vision loss in schools across the City. Provides for pupil's independent use of ICT solutions to support their access to curriculum learning and inclusion in wider school activities. Working in close liaison with QTVIs and school network leads to ensure pupils are appropriately equipped for their assistive technology needs and skills to be increasingly independent learners. Service repairs and maintenance of IT and Braille production software/ hardware systems.

o Reprographics - In liaison with QTVIs ensure the provision of Braille and tactile resources to learners to build appropriate skills and have the resources to access their learning. Braille and tactile reprographics are an essential service allowing blind people to learn spelling, reading, grammar and punctuation and to gain an understanding of how text is formatted on the page.

All formal communications (including, but not limited to, clarifications and the submission of tenders to the Council are to be made in writing using the Council's e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Tender deadline is noon on 6th October 2023

Additional information: All formal communications (including, but not limited to, clarifications and the submission of tenders to the Council are to be made in writing using the Council's e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc The tender submission must be fully completed and signed by the potential supplier via the electronic form Declaration of Tender. All tenders must be submitted by potential suppliers via the 'in-tend' system: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

The use of the 'in-tend' system is free for potential suppliers throughout the whole procurement process. This is the only gateway for tender submissions to be received from potential suppliers. Tenders submitted by any other means will not be considered. The system is secure and access to the tenders will only be made available to those employees of the Council who are responsible for the procurement process.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No