Buyer
General Optical Council
The tender notices in our corpus from General Optical Council, newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
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- 35Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Tue 27 Oct 2026, 22:16 GMT.
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- 1 Oct 2026
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- Contract award noticeGeneral Optical Council · Published 1 Oct 2026Contract award notice for a public consultation platform following invitation to tender published on MyTenders.Value not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Independent decision reviews for the General Optical CouncilGeneral Optical Council · Published 3 Mar 2026The General Optical Council (GOC) seeks an external provider to independently review a sample of decisions made in connection with its fitness to practise referrals. The provider will be engaged to provide independent, objective assurance and advice to support the GOC in discharging its duties in re£116,667Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Open
- General Optical Council ITT commercial practices and patient safetyGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 22 Dec 2025We are looking to commission qualitative research to understand the nature and extent of commercial practices in the eye care sector and any impact this has on patient safety. We would like to hear views of GOC registrants (optometrists and dispensing opticians), non-GOC regulated eye care staf£39,801Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Internal Audit ServiceGeneral Optical Council · Published 11 Dec 20251.1 The General Optical Council (GOC) seeks to secure an internal audit service that provides independent, objective assurance and advice to support effective governance, risk management and internal control, in line with professional standards and good regulatory practice.£125,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Open
- General Optical Council's research into reforming its system of business regulationGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 9 Oct 2024We are seeking a market research agency to conduct online focus groups with members of the public to help inform a project we are carrying out into reforming our system of optical business regulation. It is important that we hear from members of the public on the policy changes we intend to make.£25,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- General Optical Council's qualitative research into the lived experience of patients and GOC registrant optometrists and dispensing opticiansGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 1 Oct 2024We are seeking a market research agency to conduct qualitative research into the lived experiences of particular patient and GOC registrant groups and the difficulties they face in accessing, using, or delivering eye care. Patients • GOC research suggests that some patient groups (such as those£70,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Legal Support Services (Fitness to Practise)General Optical Council · London · Published 1 Aug 2024The requirements of the service are:Conduct of investigative work on the GOC's behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businessesPreparation for, and presentation, of the GOC's case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Contract
- Legal Support Services (Fitness to Practise)General Optical Council · Published 1 Aug 2024The requirements of the service are: Conduct of investigative work on the GOC’s behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businesses Preparation for, and presentation, of the GOC’s case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings OccValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Open
- MyGOC Supply Contract for Software Development, Support and Hosting ractGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 1 Jul 2024This procurement is for MyGOC Software Development, Support and Hosting£300,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- MyGOC Supply Contract for Software Development, Support and Hosting ractGeneral Optical Council · Published 1 Jul 2024This procurement is for MyGOC Software Development, Support and HostingValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- MyGOC Software Development and Support ProjectGeneral Optical Council · Published 21 Jun 2024General Optical Council wants to replace current MyGOC System with new MyGOC System, Registrant/Professional Membership System. This tender is to find a supplier for the development/implementation (ready made or custom built) of new MyGOC and support the system. the procurement is 2 stage -- a) ExprValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Invitation To Tender: Laptops PurchaseGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 9 May 2024General Optical Council (GOC) wants to buy 65 units of Lenovo laptop computers as per the below description. Item Details Brand & Model: Lenovo P14s/21HF000UUK. Minimum HD Specifications: Minimum 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14" screen size, Minimum i7 processor. Warranty:3Y Premier Support Plu£76,128Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Invitation To Tender: Laptops PurchaseGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 12 Mar 2024General Optical Council (GOC) wants to buy 65 units of Lenovo laptop computers as per the below description. Item Details Brand & Model: Lenovo P14s/21HF000UUK. Minimum HD Specifications: Minimum 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14" screen size, Minimum i7 processor. Warranty:3Y Premier Support Plu£100,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Testing of sight risk-based frameworkGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · 12 regions · Published 7 Mar 2024Sight testing models vary across the UK. Technology is evolving and models are developing where parts of the sight test are carried out remotely from the patient and sometimes different components are carried out by different people in different places and/or at different times. We are seeking cl£50,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- General Optical Council External Audit servicesGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 28 Feb 20241.1 The General Optical Council (GOC) is conducting a Procurement for External Audit Services. This procurement is run on behalf of the GOC, referred to as 'the Authority'. 1.2 This procurement is being run under the Public Contract Regulation 2015 Open Procedure. 1.3 The Authority is lo£22,125Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- General Optical Council External Audit servicesGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 11 Dec 20231.1 The General Optical Council (GOC) is conducting a Procurement for External Audit Services. This procurement is run on behalf of the GOC, referred to as 'the Authority'. 1.2 This procurement is being run under the Public Contract Regulation 2015 Open Procedure. 1.3 The Authority is loValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Contract
- Optical Consumer Complaints Service (Mediation)General Optical Council · Any region · Published 31 Oct 2023Our requirements are that:(a) The service must be free to users and will be funded by the GOC;(b) The service must be demonstrably independent of the NHS, UK Government, optical professionals and optical professional bodies;(c) The service must treat individuals fairly, regardless of their backgrounValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Contract
- Optical Consumer Complaints Service (Mediation)General Optical Council · Published 31 Oct 2023Our requirements are that: (a) The service must be free to users and will be funded by the GOC; (b) The service must be demonstrably independent of the NHS, UK Government, optical professionals and optical professional bodies; (c) The service must treat individuals fairly, regardless of their backgrValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Open
- GOC registrant surveyGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 25 Oct 2023We are seeking a market research agency to conduct an annual survey with GOC registrants to help track registrants' experiences of working in clinical practice and views and perceptions of the GOC. We most recently carried out three waves of the survey in 2021 - 2023 (with one standalone survey£60,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Testing of sight risk-based frameworkGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 29 Sep 2023Sight testing models vary across the UK. Technology is evolving and models are developing where parts of the sight test are carried out remotely from the patient and sometimes different elements are carried out by different people in different places and/or at different times. We are seeking clin£25,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GOC Public perceptions researchGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 26 Sep 2023We are seeking a market research agency to conduct an annual quantitative survey with patients and members of the public across the UK to explore their views and experiences of optical services. We have carried out this survey since 2015 exploring areas such as satisfaction levels with sight tes£50,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GOC Business Registrant SurveyGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 13 Sep 2023We are seeking a market research agency to conduct an annual quantitative survey of GOC business registrants. The GOC's register contains nearly 3,000 businesses which provide services such as performing the sight test / eye examination and sell spectacles, contact lenses and other optical appliance£45,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- MyGOC Software Development and Support ProjectGeneral Optical Council · London · Published 30 Jun 2023General Optical Council wants to replace current MyGOC System with new MyGOC System, Registrant/Professional Membership System. This tender is to find a supplier for the development/implementation (ready made or custom built) of new MyGOC and support the system. the procurement is 2 stage -- a) ExprValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Contract
- Electronic Case Management System (Fitness to Practise)General Optical Council · Published 24 Mar 2023We are seeking to procure a supplier to develop an electronic Case Management System (CMS) to support the management of Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases by our Regulatory Operations directorate. The CMS must cover all areas of the FtP process. We have developed a working list of needs (Annex A to theValue not stated in sourceHistorical · Awarded
- Patient and public views on refractionGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL · Published 10 Oct 2022We are looking to commission deliberative research to understand the views of patients and the general public on whether dispensing opticians should be permitted to carry out refraction for the purposes of the sight test, and, if so, under what circumstances and regulatory controls. This will involv£40,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
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Independent decision reviews for the General Optical Council
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General Optical Council ITT commercial practices and patient safety
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General Optical Council's research into reforming its system of business regulation
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