Orthoptics education and training pipelines

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£99,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

80500000 Training services 85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
Last source update: 3 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
Authority reference: C373068
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-053615
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05935a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
3 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £99,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)	£99,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Orthoptics education and training pipelines · British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)
Signed
8 Aug 2025
Value
£99,500
Period
11 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: KPIs
- KPIs, 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.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

British & Irish Orthoptics Society (BIOS)Awarded supplier 3rd Floor Interchange Place, 151-165 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2TA, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2TAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2025, 15:14 BST