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title: "Transforming Digital High Street Optometry"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ed"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Transforming Digital High Street Optometry

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ed

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## Summary

NHS England intends to procure services supporting the transformation of digital high-street optometry. The work is intended to help frontline opticians adopt wider NHS digital solutions, giving them access to tools that can speed up patient care, support decisions about follow-up and direction of care, and reduce the local burden on clinical staff. The planned service includes provider-management coordination, training support and a final evaluation. The procurement is categorised as an education and training service (CPV 80000000), with the wider scope focused on digital adoption in optometry. NHS England is the buying organisation. The information provided identifies the service as a national NHS England requirement rather than a project tied to a named delivery site.

This procurement is at the planning stage: NHS England has announced an intention to procure, but this record is not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use an open procedure. It plans to publish the next notice on 1 October 2026, subject to its stated timetable. The procurement has one planned lot, with an estimated value of £2,230,000 including gross value, in GBP. The planned contract period is from 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2030. The procurement is above the applicable threshold. Commencement of the procurement and award of any subsequent contract are subject to budgetary approval. The planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The work will suit organisations able to support digital transformation in optometry and help frontline providers adopt NHS digital solutions. Relevant strengths include coordinating provider-management activity, designing and delivering training for opticians or other clinical users, and evaluating the results of an adoption programme. Suppliers with experience translating digital tools into faster patient-care processes, supporting clinical decision-making and reducing pressure on frontline staff should be well placed to prepare. The requirement may suit training providers, healthcare technology organisations, digital-adoption specialists, programme-management teams and evaluation specialists, either individually or in partnership. NHS England has indicated that the planned lot is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, widening the likely field of potential participants.

## Notice

There is a need for Opticians on the frontline to have access to digital tools that will speed up patient care and also reduce the local burden on frontline clinical staff. Without these tools decision making on a patients follow up and direction of care will take longer and any patient issues may worsen due to delays with treatment. This procurement is for support with wider adoption of NHS digital solutions providing Provider management coordination/training support and final evaluation. The commencement of procurement and award of any subsequent contract will be subject to budgetary approval

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079144-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,230,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:01 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079144-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079144-2026
  19th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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