Sight Testing and Dispensing of Spectacles to Children and Young People in Special Educational Settings (SES) - South West

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are seeking to commission sight testing and dispensing services for children and young people in Special Educational Setting (SES) across the ICB geographies. Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide services which are person centred with reasonable adjustments and create a supportive needs-led environment to meet the needs of individual children and young people. The sight testing service will provide in-school sight testing and dispensing to all children and young people in residential and day SES and comprises of: • Annual sight tests, unless a more frequent interval is clinically indicated. • Offering corrective lenses where required. • Manage prompt and appropriate onward referral into appropriate established care pathways if further checks or treatment are required. • Providing access for any parents/carers/guardians to attend the sight test and selection of frames if they wish to do so. • Provide an eye health outcome and vision report. The provider must work closely with SES staff to ensure the service flexibly aligns with school capacity and schedules. The provider will be expected to engage with: o the SES school staff o parents/carers/guardians o children and young people attending the SES o Commissioners o the local eye health network (where they exist) o local optical committees The service is being commissioned in line with the national specification, (which can be found within Atamis). The contract term will be for 3 years and 5 months (inclusive of the mobilisation period) plus a possible extension of up to a period of a further 2 years. The contract is due to commence on 01 April 2027 with service delivery anticipated to commence from 01 September 2027. The annual contract value is £306,000 with a total maximum contract value of £1,530,000 (including extension option). Additional funding has been allocated for mobilisation of services, up to a maximum of £39,170. Bidders should consider the initial purchasing of relevant and necessary equipment and other items needed to establish the service that may be covered by the mobilisation budget. The total funding approved is not guaranteed and will be subject to scrutiny during the mobilisation phase.

Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are seeking to commission sight testing and dispensing services for children and young people in Special Educational Setting (SES) across the ICB geographies. Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide services which are person centred with reasonable adjustments and create a supportive needs-led environment to meet the needs of individual children and young people. The sight testing service will provide in-school sight testing and dispensing to all children and young people in residential and day SES and comprises of: • Annual sight tests, unless a more frequent interval is clinically indicated. • Offering corrective lenses where required. • Manage prompt and appropriate onward referral into appropriate established care pathways if further checks or treatment are required. • Providing access for any parents/carers/guardians to attend the sight test and selection of frames if they wish to do so. • Provide an eye health outcome and vision report. The provider must work closely with SES staff to ensure the service flexibly aligns with school capacity and schedules. The provider will be expected to engage with: o the SES school staff o parents/carers/guardians o children and young people attending the SES o Commissioners o the local eye health network (where they exist) o local optical committees The service is being commissioned in line with the national specification, (which can be found within Atamis). The contract term will be for 3 years and 5 months (inclusive of the mobilisation period) plus a possible extension of up to a period of a further 2 years. The contract is due to commence on 01 April 2027 with service delivery anticipated to commence from 01 September 2027. The annual contract value is £350,000 with a total maximum contract value of £1,750,000 (including extension option). Additional funding has been allocated for mobilisation of services, up to a maximum of £44,803. Bidders should consider the initial purchasing of relevant and necessary equipment and other items needed to establish the service that may be covered by the mobilisation budget. The total funding approved is not guaranteed and will be subject to scrutiny during the mobilisation phase.