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Published 25 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

University Hospitals Birmingham Eyecare Voucher Provision

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£365,000≈ £73k / year · £438,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 6 Jan 2032 · up to 6 Jan 2034 with extensions · starts 7 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking a supplier to provide an occupational eyecare service for its employees. The service covers eye and eyesight testing and the supply of appropriate eyewear for display screen equipment users, employees requiring prescription protective eyewear, and corporate drivers, enabling UHB to discharge its statutory duties under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended) and related legislation. The supplier will operate an online booking and voucher hub, a network of affiliated optometrists across the West Midlands, an employee helpline, and quarterly management information reporting. The contract is for five years with an option to extend for two further twelve-month periods.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Company health services · Eye care products and corrective lenses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£365,000
Contract period: 7 Jan 2027 – 6 Jan 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 6 Jan 2034 with extensionsValue: £365,000 exc. VAT · £438,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 2no 12 month extensions · 2no 12 month extensions
33730000 Eye care products and corrective lenses85147000 Company health services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Evaluation Metholodogy: Assessment process is to select the Tender that is the Most Advantageous Tender applying the Award Criteria set out below. Commercial Questionnaire - 40% Technical Questionnaire - 50% Social Value - 10%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2031
First published
25 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 09:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
Authority reference
C467897
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080851
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Company health servicesEye care products and corrective lenses
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb97 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To be submitted via Atamis/Health Family

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

25 Aug 2026 → 7 Jan 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published64 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by35 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published23 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 09:18 BST
  4. Submission deadline12 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 2 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 70 days
    7 Jan 2027

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 09:18 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    5 Oct 2026, 09:18 BST
    +9 days · was 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)

Number of clarifications issued require extension to comprehensively answer and give bidders opportunity to build into response.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2GWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender