Sight testing and dispensing of spectacles to Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Special Educational Settings (SES) within the West Midlands

What this is

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of the six West Midlands NHS Integrated Care Boards, is informing the market of a future procurement for Sight Testing and Spectacle Dispensing Services for Children and Young People with SEND in Special Education Settings across the West Midlands region. Interested providers are invited to complete an early market assessment questionnaire (via the Atamis e-tendering portal) to inform contract length, mobilisation period, payment model, draft Service Specification and lotting strategy, ahead of an estimated formal procurement publication in November 2025.

Key points

• SEND sight testing and spectacle dispensing across the West Midlands (6 ICBs via AGCSU)
• Early market assessment questionnaire on Atamis
• Questionnaire deadline 5pm Tuesday 7 October 2025; formal procurement est. November 2025

Who can bid

Open to interested optical/dental sight testing providers; early market assessment stage.

Money

No meaningful estimated value stated (nominal value only).

How to submit

Register interest and complete the early market assessment questionnaire via the Atamis e-tendering portal by 5pm Tuesday 7 October 2025.

Clarifications

Market assessment video and PowerPoint plus draft Service Specification available on Atamis.

Contract period

To be determined via market assessment.

Classification

CPV 85160000 — Optician services EnglandWest Midlands