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# PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ps-21-126-provision-of-vision-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043491). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: dft.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 February 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Optician services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKL18
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £15,600,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043491`

## 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/ps-21-126-provision-of-vision-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043491#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dft.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdft.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ps-21-126-provision-of-vision-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043491#participate

## Description
A contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained optometrists/opticians to assist the Authority in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence.
The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 and Group 2 Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. 
DVLA require a central supplier hub to manage our customer base and for our internal stakeholders to have one central point of contact.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKL

- **Description:** The Authority requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained optometrists/opticians to assist the Authority in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence.
The succes...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Vision Testing Services (active)
  - Award id: `039776-2024-PS/21/126-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01721624`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Vision Testing Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,600,000
  - Signed Date: 09/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039922-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-11T13:26:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T07:47:21.710Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043491