Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Shift Insight Ltd SME
- Value
- £39,801.29
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Dec 2025
- Published22 Dec 2025Published the same day
Description
We are looking to commission qualitative research to understand the nature and extent of commercial practices in the eye care sector and any impact this has on patient safety. We would like to hear views of GOC registrants (optometrists and dispensing opticians), non-GOC regulated eye care staff (for example, optical assistants), optical businesses (both GOC registered and non-GOC registered), and patient representative groups. The research will involve designing and conducting the research, then analysing and reporting on the findings. The aim of the research is to help us better understand: the nature and extent of commercial practices in the eye care sector; any detrimental impact on patients and the public; any detrimental impact on individual registrants (i.e. optometrists and dispensing opticians); the views of businesses, for example, the balance between providing safe patient care whilst operating in a commercial environment; and what actions the GOC and the wider eye care sec…
About the supplier
Shift Insight Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04389758).