Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Transport · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £15,600,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Optician services (CPV 85160000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 039776-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Dec 2024
- Published10 Dec 2024Published 1 day after the contract date
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 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.
About the supplier
Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01721624).