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# Optometry Education

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/optometry-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW): "Optometry Education". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/health-education-and-improvement-wales-heiw-nhs-t1530)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £155,250 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/optometry-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5`

## 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/optometry-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5#tl-md)

## Description
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded a direct contract to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care. Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver the Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry. Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Optometry Education (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cardiff University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-74662`
  - Value: £155,250 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 25/06/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Optometry Education (active)
  - Signed Value: £155,250
  - Signed Date: 28/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045128-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-01T10:19:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:52:28.515Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5