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# Orthoptics education and training pipelines

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orthoptics-education-and-training-pipelines-ocds-h6vhtk-05935a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Orthoptics education and training pipelines". 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:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £99,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orthoptics-education-and-training-pipelines-ocds-h6vhtk-05935a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05935a`

## 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/orthoptics-education-and-training-pipelines-ocds-h6vhtk-05935a#tl-md)

## Description
This contract is for strengthening education and training pipelines for Orthoptics, a small and vulnerable allied health profession facing challenges with clinical placement shortages and limited training routes. 
The project will focus on creating bespoke training, identifying and overcoming barriers to simulated placements, and addressing gaps in educational capacity, particularly in rural and coastal areas, so that the orthoptic workforce can grow, upskill, and contribute fully to the priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and other national strategies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 85100000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159797`
  - Value: £99,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Orthoptics education and training pipelines (active)
  - Signed Value: £99,500
  - Signed Date: 07/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053615-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-03T14:14:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:27:10.418Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05935a