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title: "Special Schools Eye Care Service - West Yorkshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef27"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Special Schools Eye Care Service - West Yorkshire

Buyer: NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef27

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082444-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Mar 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Postcode area | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 4AS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE4 West Yorkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 09:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082444-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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