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Special Schools Eye Care Service - West Yorkshire

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Planning

01 Sep 2026 at 09:15

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is planning a Special Schools Eye Care Service across West Yorkshire. The service falls within health services and specifically optician services, covering eye care provision for special schools. North of England Commissioning Support is acting on behalf of the Integrated Care Board to understand the market and support the procurement. The requirement is intended for providers able to deliver eye care services to children and young people in special-school settings. The work will be delivered in West Yorkshire, with Bradford identified as the buyer’s address. This is a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot procurement. The service is being developed as a public healthcare provision and is covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement.

The process is at the planning stage and is currently a request for information and market-landscaping exercise, not an invitation to tender or a call for competition. The buyer is seeking information about providers’ capacity and appetite to deliver the service. Responses to the RFI are expected by noon on 15 September 2026. The proposed contract start date is 1 July 2027, and a future notice is expected on 17 March 2027. The procurement is planned as a single lot for health and optician services. The exercise will be managed electronically through Atamis, with communications conducted through that system. Any future competition will require suppliers to express interest after the contract notice is published. The stated procurement classification is health services, CPV 85100000.

This will suit opticians, ophthalmic providers and other healthcare organisations with the capacity to deliver eye care in special-school environments across West Yorkshire. Providers with experience of working with children and young people, particularly those requiring adapted communication, reasonable adjustments or specialist approaches, are likely to be well placed to respond when the procurement reaches the market. Relevant clinical staff, equipment, safeguarding arrangements and systems for coordinating services across multiple schools will be important capabilities. Organisations already delivering community, school-based or NHS-funded eye care may find the requirement particularly relevant. The current exercise is intended to help the buyer understand market capacity and supplier interest, so suitable providers can use it to inform the authority about their experience, operating model and ability to deliver the planned service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Special Schools Eye Care Service - West Yorkshire

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver a Special Schools Eye Care Service in the West Yorkshire. The closing date for submission of RFI response is by Noon on 15 September 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a market landscaping exercise in relation to Special Schools Eye Care Service. This market landscaping exercise is a request for information and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. Proposed Contract Start Date: 01 July 2027 It is important to note that this Market landscaping exercise is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future competition opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender. Additional information: NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find that you need any advice or technical support on the Atamis portal please contact the helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 0988201 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm The closing date for submission of RFI responses is by Noon on 15 September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef27
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082444-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85160000 - Optician services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Mar 20277 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 4AS
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

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