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Orthoptics education and training pipelines

NHS England · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:43.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for strengthening education and training pipelines for Orthoptics, a small and vulnerable allied health profession facing challenges with clinical placement shortages and limited training routes. The project will focus on creating bespoke training, identifying and overcoming barriers to simulated placements, and addressing gaps in educational capacity, particularly in rural and coastal areas, so that the orthoptic workforce can grow, upskill, and contribute fully to the priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and other national strategies.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)

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Contract value
£99.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Aug 2025
Including VAT
£119.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B3 2TA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C373068
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI45
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-159797
Name
British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B3 2TA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3rd Floor Interchange Place, 151-165 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2TA

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Entry 2
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159797
Name
British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Orthoptics education and training pipelines
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
8 Aug 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
99,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
119,400

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
11 Aug 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
053615-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
3 Sept 2025, 15:14

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPIs
Description
1. Monthly contract management meetings between the BIOS and NHS England WT&E to monitor progress. The appointed supplier’s proposal (including timelines) will be used to measure progress (which will be reviewed by NHS England upon the submission of the appointed supplier’s proposal). 2. The satisfactory completion and submission of all interrelated deliverables by the end of the contract period.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05935a-2025-09-03T15:14:56+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·