Tender: Dual Sensory Support Service for Adults (16+) – Aberdeen City Council

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Aberdeen City Council is seeking a supplier for a fully accessible dual sensory service across Aberdeen City for adults aged 16 and over, with a contract period from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2024 and two potential one-year extensions. The Service will support people with a range of sight and hearing impairments and extend support to their families and carers, offering varying levels of intervention from intensive support such as social work assessments to low-level activity like newsletters, responding to short-notice and ad hoc needs, raising public awareness of sensory loss, training and educating professionals, and influencing planning decisions to improve accessibility; the appointed provider will also maintain a register of visually impaired people on behalf of the Council.