Provision of Vision Testing Services (PS/21/126)

Concepts

• optician services
• provision of vision testing services
• swansea
• visual field
• visual acuity testing service
• driving licence
• optometrists
• opticians
• medical fitness

Location

Description

The Authority requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained optometrists/opticians to assist the Authority in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence.

CPV Codes

• 85160000 - Optician services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 and Group 2 Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. DVLA require a central supplier hub to manage our customer base and for our internal stakeholders to have one central point of contact. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested suppliers of this requirement and highlight that we plan to hold a 'Supplier Day' for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements. The virtual Supplier Day has been scheduled for the 20th & 21st September 2023 and will be held via MS Teams. Interested suppliers must express their interest via e-mail to the named contact :- I.1) Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities responsible for the procedure) Adam.Cattroll@dvla.gov.uk & Mandy.Hodgson@dvla.gov.uk By 14:00 hours on 31st August 2023 quoting reference PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services. Following the Supplier Day, DVLA will review their strategy, and anticipates commencing a procurement with the publication of a Notice in Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder in January 2024.