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# General Optical Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-optical-council-GB-CHC-1150137). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** General Optical Council is a Charity based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 8 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** General Optical Council
- **Classification:** Charity
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-CHC-1150137` (Charity Commission)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 8
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £46k (median award: £46k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-optical-council-GB-CHC-1150137

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 15 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 2 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Go Vocal](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-vocal-GB-COH-15330824):** 1 procedures
2. **[Pixl8 Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pixl8-group-ltd-coh-04336501):** 1 procedures
3. **[KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kingsley-napley-llp-coh-oc343278):** 1 procedures
4. **[ITS Computing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/its-computing-limited-coh-ni036763):** 1 procedures
5. **[CMS Cameron McKenna LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cms-cameron-mckenna-llp-GB-FTS-57623):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Go Vocal](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-vocal-GB-COH-15330824):** £46k · [Public consultation platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06b744) · Awarded: 8 Sept 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full General Optical Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-optical-council-GB-CHC-1150137#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-optical-council-GB-CHC-1150137
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt