NHSE987 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North West

CPV: Health and social work services · Optician services

Procedure method

Open procedure

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

3 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST

Last source update

11 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST

Award evaluation window

30 Apr 2026 – …

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-086376

Classification (CPV)

Health and social work servicesOptician services

Delivery area

North West (UKD)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-059333 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 22 July 2026. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and via email to [email protected]. The individuals making the award decision are: • NHS Greater Manchester ICB Governance Board • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB Governance Board • NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB Governance Board • Primary Care Contracts Officer • Senior Delivery Assurance Manager • Delivery Assurance Senior Officer - Medical and Optometry • Primary Care Business Partner • Primary Care Manager • Clinical Advisor Professional Standards • Optometric Advisor • Associate Director Of Primary Care • Delivery Assurance Manager (Medical & Optometry) • Senior Contracts Manager - Primary Care Portfolio • Senior Quality Assurance Lead • Head of Quality & Safety Improvement There were no declared of potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision. Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process and no potential conflicts were identified. The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information. The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the provider response documentation: Quality and Innovation - 40 Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 10 Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 30 Social Value - 10 Value (Price) - 10 The successful providers were selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality (key criteria) and finance, evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended providers and have been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.

Submission deadline

30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bids opened

30 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST

• 2020VISION UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12617795 2 Sledmere Close, Bolton, North West, BL1 8JP
• FCJ OPTICALS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10034787 9 Grenfell Drive, Bradford, North West, BD3 7EN

No document links were published on the notice.