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Published 7 Jun 2024, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

W002181 Independent Prescribing for Optometrists – Postgraduate Ocular Therapeutics (Part-Time Course)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£97,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Jun 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Glasgow Caledonian University2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Independent Prescribing for Optometrists – Postgraduate Ocular Therapeutics (Part-Time Course)

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jun 2024, 12:22 BST
Last source update
4 Mar 2025, 14:21 GMT
Authority reference
W002181
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007861
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e47 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Glasgow Caledonian University is the only accredited training provider for this course in Scotland. Within Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is the only education provider currently offering the Independent Prescribing Qualification. The qualification offered at GCU offers a blended learning approach and at least one live learning day per module (3 modules in total). Out with Scotland there are other education providers who can offer this course however attending these institutes would require excessive travel and additional expense. Other UK providers offer the qualification, however only via distance learning only package

Publisher note: It should be noted that this VEAT notice is intended to inform the market of the intention to award a contract under Regulation 33.4.b(ii) and whilst the system requires an award date prior to the notice publication for the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the contract has not been entered into prior to the publication of this notice. (SC Ref:792278)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £97,5001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glasgow Caledonian University£97,500 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Glasgow Caledonian University£97,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Westport 102, Glasgow, Scotland, G72 7PWContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.