Official UK procurement notice
Low Vision Aid Supply and Recycling Services to WGOS - Low Vision
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the Provision of Low Vision Aid Supply and Recycling Services to Support the Welsh General Ophthalmic Services - Low Vision to provide Low Vision Aids to Patients across Wales.
CPV: Medical aids
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Welsh General Ophthalmic Services – Low Vision (WGOS-LV), previously known as Low…AwardedRenewal
The Welsh General Ophthalmic Services – Low Vision (WGOS-LV), previously known as Low Vision Service Wales is a Welsh Government funded initiative provided in association with approximately 180 accredited optometrists from over 200 optometry practices across the whole of Wales. The service is provided on an All Wales basis and is hosted by Primary Care Services in NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP). WGOS-LV provides low vision assessments through service accredited optometrists. These assessments take place at community-based optometry practices, or occasionally at patients’ homes, and based on the assessments the service may provide patients with appropriate low vision aids. There is no charge to the patient at any stage; effectively the low vision aids are on loan to the patient, and they are returned for recycling when they are no longer required.
The aids provided by the service include Hand Magnifiers; Illuminated Hand Magnifiers; Chest Magnifiers; Folding Magnifiers; Stand Magnifiers; Illuminated Stand Magnifiers; Bar Magnifiers; Distance Aids; UV Filters; Lamps; Handheld Electronic Magnifiers; Non-Optical Devices; Assessment Equipment.
This Procurement is for the provision of storage and supply of Low Vision Aids, Demonstration Kits, Recycling of Low Vision Aids, and other ancillary items. Full detail on the requirements are set out within the specification of the tender available within eTenderWales.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Capped Pricing: 6%
- price: 79%
- Sustainability and Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Sustainability and Social Value: 15%
- Capped Pricing: 6%
- Price: 79
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Low Vision Aid Supply and Recycling Services to WGOS - Low Vision” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Jan 2025, 08:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2025, 08:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
MED-OJEU-57674- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044067- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce6cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) operates on behalf of the following organisations; -Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board -Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board -Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board -Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board -Hywel Dda University Local Health Board -Swansea Bay University Health Board -Powys Teaching Local Health Board -Public Health Wales NHS Trust -Velindre University NHS Trust -Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust These organisations and their successors will have access to purchase from this agreement (WA Ref:154129)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Feb 2025 → 30 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Jul 2025, 08:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jul 2025, 08:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 044067-2025-MED-OJEU-57674-1
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2025
- Value
- £5,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- EDWARD MARCUS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria