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Awarded· 30 Apr 2025

Provision of eye examinations/testing and manufacture and provision of Aids to Vision (AtV)

London Fire Brigade · Southwark, Greater London

London Fire Brigade has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Ase Corporate Eyecare

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:14

    View notice

  4. 2025

    Contract ends

    0½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

London Fire Brigade has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark. The contract went to Ase Corporate Eyecare. It was awarded on 30 April 2025. The contract value is £195,000. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 December 2025. It lasts 0½ years.

It is run as a below threshold - award under framework. Find a Tender published it on 20 October 2025. The notice number is 066697-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cfb9.

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process conducted by the London Fire Brigade involved the provision of eye examinations and the manufacture and provision of Aids to Vision (AtV), focusing on prescription safety glasses and other optical safety equipment. This tender, classified under the services category and specifically for optician services, was awarded on 20th October 2025.

The procurement process, initiated through a selective method under a below-threshold framework, concluded with the award stage. The contract, valued at £195,000 exclusive of VAT, commenced on 1st May 2025 and will conclude on 31st December 2025. The geographical scope of the contract covers multiple regions across the United Kingdom, with the supplier based in Bodiam, UK.

It also provides an opening for SMEs specialising in manufacturing optical safety equipment to establish or strengthen their relationship with public sector bodies.

The notice in full

Provision of manufacture of prescription safety glasses and glazing of optical inserts for breathing apparatus. Prescription safety frames as selected from the infield safety collection and BA optical inserts as provided by the client. Frames from the supplier corporate selection, for emergency support drivers.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Apr 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 (0½ years)
Awarded to
Ase Corporate Eyecare
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Selective
Procedure
Below threshold - award under framework
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£195,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
066697-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfb9
CPV code
85160000 - Optician services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

London Fire Brigade is based in Southwark. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Southwark
Town
South East London
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Electoral ward
Borough & Bankside
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Region
Greater London
Sub-region
Lewisham and Southwark
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
London Fire Brigade
Category
Services
Address
London, SE1 0LL · Greater London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Ase Corporate Eyecare
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Provision of eye examinations/testing and manufacture and provision of Aids to… contract?

London Fire Brigade awarded the contract to Ase Corporate Eyecare on 30 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 December 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Provision of eye examinations/testing and manufacture and provision of Aids to… contract worth?

The contract value is £195,000. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 (0½ years).

Who is the buyer for Provision of eye examinations/testing and manufacture and provision of Aids to…?

London Fire Brigade, based in Southwark, Greater London.

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