Awarded contract

PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services

Details

Value
£15,600,000
Topic
Optician services
Published
10 December 2024

Tender 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. Lot 1: 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 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. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. DVLA require a central supplier hub to manage our customer base and for our internal stakeholders to have one central point of contact. Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date9 December 2024
  2. Completed: Award published10 December 2024
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About the buyer

Department for Transport (DfT) is a central government department, with commercial work spanning road, rail, aviation and maritime transport across the United Kingdom. The Group Commercial Directorate leads procurement for DfT from Great Minster House. National Highways, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail each run their own separate procurement as arm's-length bodies of DfT. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also buy separately.

Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

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