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title: "14,180,000"
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# 14,180,000

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/14-180-000-ocds-h6vhtk-03f6ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "14,180,000". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £14,180,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £14,180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Optician services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL18
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f6ab`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/14-180-000-ocds-h6vhtk-03f6ab#tl-md)

## Description
Original FTS reference - Notice reference: 2023/S 000-024951
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested suppliers of this requirement and highlight that we plan to hold a 'Supplier Day' for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements.
The virtual Supplier Day has been scheduled for the 20th & 21st September 2023 and will be held via MS Teams.
Interested suppliers must express their interest via e-mail to the named contact :-
I.1) Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities responsible for the procedure)
Adam.Cattroll@dvla.gov.uk & Mandy.Hodgson@dvla.gov.uk
By 14:00 hours on 7th SEPTEMBER 2023 quoting reference PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services.
Following the Supplier Day, DVLA will review their strategy, and anticipates commencing a procurement with the publication of a Notice in Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder in January 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85160000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The Authority requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained optometrists/opticians to assist the Authority in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The succes...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025815-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-01T12:41:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:46:34.262Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f6ab