Awarded· 20 May 2025
Childhood Vision Screening
Somerset Council · Somerset, South West
Somerset Council has awarded Childhood Vision Screening. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:37
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:51
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Somerset Council has awarded Childhood Vision Screening. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 20 May 2025. The contract value is £354,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 June 2025. The notice number is 033759-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052b05.
Summary of the contracting process
The Childhood Vision Screening contract has been awarded by Somerset Council under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations. This service falls under the "Ophthalmologist services" category, classified with CPV code 85121281, and is located in Somerset, UK. The procurement process employed a direct award method, bypassing the need for prior publication of a call for competition, as per the Health Care Services regulations.
The contract was formally awarded on 19th June 2025, with a value of £367,407, and spans a term from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2028. The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as the supplier, following a comprehensive evaluation that prioritized social value, reducing health inequalities, and service quality. The focus on social value and healthcare access underscores a significant alignment with objectives targeting community health improvement.
The notice in full
Childhood Vision Screening service.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Local Authorities are responsible for the delivery of Childhood Vision Screening services. Childhood Vision Screening is an integral part of the universal delivery of the national Healthy Child Programme (0-19 years), this programme aims to improve and promote health for all children and young people and includes mandated responsibilities.
Delivery of Childhood Vision Screening meets the criteria laid down by the National Screening Committee (2023), which recommends that all children should be screened for visual impairment between four and five years of age. Somerset Council is intending to Direct Award a contract for these services following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations. Lifetime value: PS354,000 Contract length: 3 years (01.07.2025 - 30.06.2028)
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £354,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 033759-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052b05
- CPV code
- 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Town
- Taunton
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Electoral ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Delivery area
- Somerset CC
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Stephen Barker
- Phone
- +44 7766526294
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 4DY · South West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Childhood Vision Screening
Who won the Childhood Vision Screening contract?
Somerset Council awarded the contract to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on 20 May 2025.
How much is the Childhood Vision Screening contract worth?
The contract value is £354,000.
Who is the buyer for Childhood Vision Screening?
Somerset Council, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Stephen Barker, on +44 7766526294.
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