# Community Sensory Support Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind
- Award value: £198,900
- Tender value: £200,000
- Award date: 14 September 2020
- Published: 16 September 2020
- Contract start: 1 November 2020
- Contract end: 31 October 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1346966d-3325-4793-976f-acf67408a37d-381494
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f54649f5-2b64-4386-b6a7-adcccd861c35

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1346966d-3325-4793-976f-acf67408a37d-381494)