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title: "Optometry in Special Educations Settings (SES) across the South West - Market Engagement"
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# Optometry in Special Educations Settings (SES) across the South West - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/optometry-in-special-educations-settings-ses-across-the-south-west-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06efc1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: "Optometry in Special Educations Settings (SES) across the South West - Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Devon Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-devon-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjk)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Optician services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06efc1`

## 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-in-special-educations-settings-ses-across-the-south-west-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06efc1#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of an opportunity to deliver Optometry services in Special Education Settings (SES) within the South West region, covering Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (IOS), Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). 
Please note that ICBs are developing into 'clusters' ahead of statutory mergers taking formal effect, likely from April 2027. The cluster arrangements in development include:
•	Devon and Cornwall (IOS)
•	BNSSG and Gloucestershire. 
These changes will not have any material impact on the commissioning intentions or contract award. 
At this time, the Commissioner(s) would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering the services and invites interested parties to express an interest by completing a market engagement questionnaire. Details on how to express interest are provided in the additional information section below.  
The closing date for expressing interest is 12 noon Friday 25th September. 
The contract(s) is expected to be for a duration of 3 years plus a possible extension of up to a period of a further 2 years. 
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

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

- **Description:** This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of an opportunity to deliver Optometry services in Special Education Settings (SES) within the South West region, covering Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (IOS), Brist...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082802-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T15:04:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:16:51.708Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06efc1