Official UK procurement notice
NHS South Yorkshire ICB - Sight Testing in Special Education Settings
Authority: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project has been abandoned due to technical reasons and will be re-launched at a later date.
CPV: Optician services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The NHS Long Term Plan (2019) set out a commitment to provide sight tests for children…RenewalPublished value£1,435,000
The NHS Long Term Plan (2019) set out a commitment to provide sight tests for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism in residential special educational settings (SES). <br/>While the NHS Long Term Plan commitment related specifically to children and young people in residential SES, NHS England – in conjunction with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) – announced on 19 June 2023 that the sight testing service will be extended to day schools. <br/><br/>This tender is to establish a sight testing service for Day schools. Additional information: Please note. The total estimated value quoted above is based on the budgeted cost of £287,000 per annum. The total estimated cost is for the full 5 year potential contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 14:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008111- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0604caFind a Tender
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 13 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published271 days ago29 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Submission deadline257 days ago12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened256 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This project has been abandoned due to technical reasons and will be re-issued shortly
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
- NHS South Yorkshire ICBReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.