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# Preliminary Market Engagement for Optometry Services for NI Prison population

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-optometry-services-for-ni-prison-population-ocds-h6vhtk-065dda). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Optometry Services for NI Prison population". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/regional-business-services-organisation-procurement-and-logi-GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW)
- **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, Ophthalmologist services, Optician services, Prison services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-optometry-services-for-ni-prison-population-ocds-h6vhtk-065dda#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065dda`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-for-optometry-services-for-ni-prison-population-ocds-h6vhtk-065dda#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform the market of our envisaged procurement plan for the provision of optometry services for the Northern Ireland Prison (NIP) population.
Optometry services are required to support the assessment, diagnosis and management of eye health and vision needs and to ensure access to optometric care comparable to that available within community primary care. It is envisaged that the Supplier(s) will be expected to provide a comprehensive optometry service on behalf of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland, delivered within prison healthcare settings.
The service is expected to be delivered across the following Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) sites:
Maghaberry Prison
Hydebank Wood Secure College
Magilligan Prison
This may include, but will not be restricted to:
1. Provision of routine and urgent optometric assessments and examinations.
2. Detection and diagnosis of ocular conditions and referral to appropriate healthcare services where clinically indicated.
3. Prescription, supply, fitting, repair and replacement of spectacles.
4. Provision of appropriately qualified and registered optometry professionals, able to work within a secure prison environment.
5. Use of suitable clinical equipment and systems to support safe and effective service delivery.
6. Administrative, record‑keeping and governance arrangements to support service oversight and continuity of care.
We hope that the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) will help encourage supplier interest in this tender. It will also help us understand any barriers to tendering that suppliers currently face, including challenges associated with delivering optometry services within prison settings, so these can be considered when drafting the HSC tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 75231230, 85100000, 85121281, 85160000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2027 to 31/10/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017708-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-27T09:56:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:57:39.142Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065dda