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Awarded· 24 Jun 2024

Vision Screening Services

Birmingham City Council · Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham City Council has awarded Vision Screening Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham.

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

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2024

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:56

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:51

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About this tender

In brief

Birmingham City Council has awarded Vision Screening Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham. It was awarded on 24 June 2024. The contract value is £2,070,960.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 February 2025. The notice number is 006174-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-049873.

Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council has announced the confirmation of an awarded contract for Vision Screening Services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement process involves screening for reduced vision in children aged 4 to 5 years to detect amblyopia. This service, classified under health services (CPV 85100000), aims to ensure early detection and treatment.

The contract has been awarded using the direct award process C, confirming the involvement of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Key dates include the recent update on 23rd January 2025, and the original award notice issued on 25th June 2024, with the contract running from September 2024 over four years, totalling £1,233,709.

It emphasises key performance indicators such as timely diagnostic assessments and fair access to services, making it suitable for organisations adept at integrated service delivery within the healthcare ecosystem.

The notice in full

Vision Screening: Screening for reduced vision in children aged 4 to 5 years undertaken to detect amblyopia (a form of abnormal vision system development).

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Birmingham City Council wishes to follow the Direct Award Process C to award contracts to the 3 existing providers of vision screening services whose contracts ended in August 2024.

    Vision screening is an integral part of the universal delivery of the national Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years, and meets the description laid down by the National Screening Committee, which recommends that all children should be screened for visual impairment between four and five years of age. The contracts with each Provider will be for a four-year period commencing September 2024 for a total value of PS1,233,709.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
3

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
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Values

Contracts value
£2,070,960

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
006174-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049873
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services; 85121291 - Paediatric services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Birmingham City Council is based in Birmingham. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
Postcode
B1 1BB
Electoral ward
Ladywood
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Delivery area
West Midlands (England)
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Birmingham
Area
West Midlands
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Birmingham City Council
Category
Services
Contact
Corporate Procurement Services
Address
Birmingham, B1 1BB · West Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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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 Vision Screening Services

Who won the Vision Screening Services contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Vision Screening Services contract worth?

The contract value is £2,070,960.

Who is the buyer for Vision Screening Services?

Birmingham City Council, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. The named contact is Corporate Procurement Services.

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