Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Aviation Optometry Services for Royal Air Force (RAF) Recruiting and Selection
Notice Description
Air Commercial has awarded a contract (710529450) to the successful tenderer following a competitive tendering exercise run in accordance with the PCR 2015 for the provision of Initial Aviation Optometry (IAO) services to the Royal Navy, Army and RAF for potential aircrew and controllers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Initial Aviation Optometry (IAO) services requirement will be covered by the following scope: Scope of Requirement: The Contractor shall be accountable to the Authority (R&S Department of Occupational Medicine (DOM)) for the provision of IAO services, with all IAO examinations of candidates conducted in accordance with the GOC Code of Conduct. All in-scope IAO services are to be discharged at Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved aeromedical centres only. The number of IAO examinations that are likely to be required over any 12 month period is estimated to be c. 1,000. This figure may fluctuate in accordance with annual recruitment requirements across the armed forces. The delivery site for all in-scope services will be the Contractors premises. The Contractor is to ensure that all optometrists within his employ are trained to specific Authority requirements in order to conduct IAO examinations, and meet clinical governance requirements. Records of training and optometrist audit are to be made available to the Authority on request, and all optometrists are to be listed on the Register of the General Optical Council (GOC). The Contractor is to ensure that all optometrists are in date with GOC Continuing Professional Development requirements. The Contractor is to provide a booking service for all optometry examinations. The Contractor is to provide findings of all optometry examinations carried out under the terms of the contract directly to the Authority. The Contractor is to provide Management Information to the Authority in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04553d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034518-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
75221000 - Military defence services
85160000 - Optician services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £550,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £456,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 May 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- alexander.tebbitt885@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HIGH WYCOMBE
- Postcode
- HP14 4UE
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ridgeway West
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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