# Clinical advice on refraction for the purposes of the sight test

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL](/buyers/general-optical-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £15,000
- Published: 10 October 2022
- Contract start: 1 November 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: eb3eb160-7495-4da4-91c7-5813662e1704-579291
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-39b72ec9-ff59-4c4a-a48c-ad5083df04e1

## Description

We are seeking expert clinical advice to understand: how the sight test is delivered by commercial providers of optical services across the four nations of the UK; the possible impacts where the refraction, binocular vision and eye health checks are not carried out by the same person, both with and without the oversight/supervision of an optometrist or registered medical practitioner; the possible impacts where the refraction, binocular vision and eye health checks are not carried out at the same time or in the same place, both with and without the oversight/supervision of an optometrist or registered medical practitioner; and more about the role of orthoptists in refraction and sight testing\. The research will help inform our work on possible reform of the Opticians Act 1989 \('the Act'\) and associated GOC policies\. This will involve designing and conducting the research, analysing the findings, and producing a report\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb3eb160-7495-4da4-91c7-5813662e1704-579291)