Official UK procurement notice
Contract award notice · UK public procurement notice
Authority: General Optical Council (Charity / VCSE)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£48,000≈ £10k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT3.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2026awarded 8 Sept 2026
Awarded to Go Vocal
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Nov 2031 · starts 2 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract award notice for a public consultation platform following invitation to tender published on MyTenders.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£48,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 15:21 BST
- Authority reference
Public consultation platform- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057233- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b744Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please send tenders and direct any questions to Marie Bunby (Policy Manager) by email to: [email protected]
Timeline
17 Jun 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline92 days ago22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 15:21 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026- Tender notice published17 Jun 2026, 15:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 12:13 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Sept 2026, 11:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Oct 2026, 15:21 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Adding a document to summarise the clarification questions we received and the responses we gave.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 17 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1515 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go VocalPublic consultation platform1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 | £46,200 | 8 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Go Vocal NVAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender for public consultation platform. Please refer to annex 1 for requirements.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender