# Habilitation and Mobility Training

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Sefton Council.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sefton Council](/buyers/sefton-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association](/contract-winners/guide-dogs-for-the-blind-association/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £70,000
- Tender value: £70,000
- Award date: 27 March 2019
- Published: 1 April 2019
- Contract start: 1 April 2019
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d51ef093-52de-4323-8bfe-e94e377acc08-279710
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a88de32-fbee-4957-8943-d38b74a3a180

## Description

The Council is looking for an organisation to provide support for visually impaired children, helping them to develop movement, orientation and independence skills alongside their sighted friends\. 'Habilitation' is the process of helping visually impaired children and young people to achieve as much independence as possible in their daily lives\. We need the successful organisation to provide personalised training and support in mobility, orientation and independence skills\. In order to deliver life changing mobility and independence we are seeking the services of Habilitation Specialists who are qualified to meet the Habilitation Quality Standards published by the Department for Education\.

## Related contract awards

- [Asset Disposal Management Consultancy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d93b3b63-2a13-4e74-b441-5289386d8212): Sefton Council
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- [ADOBE LICENSE ESTATE RENEWAL 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f399625b-3e27-4875-b8ee-fbdb2a32694a): Sefton Council
- [Provision of Habilitation Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-84b2e3c7-05b5-45c2-bd7f-084861f61e3c): DERBY CITY COUNCIL
- [Habilitation Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fe9e5210-e072-468c-995f-6ef44524cf8d): Blackburn with Darwen
- [Habilitation Services for children with Visual Impairments](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5781c780-f9b4-4dde-9635-2eed5bbd29df): Swindon Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d51ef093-52de-4323-8bfe-e94e377acc08-279710)