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General Optical Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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01 Oct 2026 at 15:21

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Award

28 Sep 2026 at 11:00

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TenderUpdate

06 Jul 2026 at 12:13

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Tender

17 Jun 2026 at 15:23

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Summary of the contracting process

The General Optical Council procured a public consultation platform, an IT service for supporting public consultation activity. The requirement was for a platform rather than a broader IT programme; the tender documents referred suppliers to an annex for the detailed requirements. Delivery was specified in the United Kingdom. The Council is the buyer, and the work sits within its role as the regulator of the optical professions. The requirement was treated as one lot, covering the consultation platform as a whole. The procurement therefore concerns suppliers able to provide a digital platform for public consultation, rather than suppliers offering unrelated software, general consultancy or optical equipment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Go Vocal NV. The award was made on 8 September 2026, for £46,200 excluding VAT (£57,750 including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031. The estimated tender value was £48,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT). This was a below-threshold, open competition. Tenders were due by 22 July 2026, with questions accepted until 1 July 2026. There was one lot. Evaluation weighted compliance with the brief at 50%, the supplier’s relevant platform-delivery experience at 25%, and ability to start within the required timescale and offer reasonable costs at 25%. Essential requirements counted double against desirable requirements.

This award shows that the Council buys a dedicated public consultation platform through open competition, with a substantial multi-year service requirement. A credible supplier for a similar future requirement would need a platform that meets the Council’s specified essential and desirable requirements, relevant experience delivering consultation platforms, and tools to analyse qualitative survey responses. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate they can mobilise within the required timeframe and offer reasonable costs. The Council’s evaluation balanced the proposed solution against delivery experience and mobilisation and cost, rather than focusing solely on price. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to compete. Work must comply with the Data Protection Act 2018; satisfactory completion is also relevant to payment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract award notice

Notice Description

Contract award notice for a public consultation platform following invitation to tender published on MyTenders.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b744
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092947-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£48,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£48,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£46,200 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
General Optical Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 5AA
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Go Vocal

Further Information

Notice Documents

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