Published date: 10 October 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 October 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

EC4M 7NG

Value of contract

£20,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

GOC1

Published date

10 October 2022

Closing date

24 October 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 November 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

We are seeking an analysis of optical businesses to inform our work on possible reform of the Opticians Act 1989. This will involve designing and conducting the research, analysing the findings, and producing a report.

The aim of the research is to:

build a picture of the size and characteristics of UK optical businesses;
assess the benefits and risks these businesses present; and
estimate costs of different options for extending business regulation.

https://optical.org/en/publications/invitation-to-tender-mapping-optical-businesses/


About the buyer

Address

10 Old Bailey
LONDON
EC4M 7NG
England

Email

policy@optical.org

Website

https://optical.org/en/about-us/get-involved/tenders/