Awarded contract

School Entry Vision Screening Service

Details

Buyer: Knowsley Council
Supplier(s): Everyone Health (part of Sports & Leisure Management)
Value: £405,587
Duration: 5 years
Published: 24 August 2023
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This contract is for the childhood vision screening programme is to identify children aged 4 to 5 years, and children with SEND, with impaired sight enabling timely intervention.

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 August 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 September 2023
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Knowsley Council runs as a Merseyside local authority, and buys through STAR Procurement, a shared service with St Helens, Trafford, Tameside, Stockport and Rochdale councils. Suppliers register free on the Chest, the shared e-tendering portal for tender opportunities. Higher-value contracts also appear on Contracts Finder, with the largest posted to Find a Tender. Dynamic Purchasing Systems give suppliers an open route in, rather than a fixed approved list. Quotations cover smaller requirements, while formal tenders are run for larger projects. A dedicated business growth team runs Meet the Buyer events to connect local firms with opportunities.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Knowsley Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@knowsley-council.gov