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Procurement of Independent Mobility Assessments Provider

Essex County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Essex County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement.team@essex.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
1392436.0 GBP
Published
06 Oct 2025, 14:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
30 Sep 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
ACCESS INDEPENDENT LTD
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Blue Badge scheme in England provides parking concessions for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to park closer to their destinations and improve their quality of life. Essex County Council has commissioned a provider to deliver the Government's Blue Badge Scheme and to meet the challenges presented with the Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments. The Provider will determine Blue Badge eligibility in cases where the Authority cannot make a clear and robust decision on eligibility using cross checking or desk-based assessment. Initially the provider will only be assessing applicants under the walking/physical disability criteria, however, there is the possibility this may be extended to also include hidden disabilities in the future.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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