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Optometry First Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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19 Dec 2024 at 16:28

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) is conducting a procurement process for the provision of Optometry First Services. This tender, managed by NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, falls under the industry category of health services (CPV code: 85100000). The procurement stage is currently active, with key dates including the tender period ending on 4th February 2025 and the contract commencing on 1st July 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure, adhering to the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. The contract is valued at £7,049,537 over a period of 2 years and 9 months, with a possible extension of up to 2 additional years. Services will be delivered across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin, with a focus on providing timely, safe, and integrated eye care services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in optometry and eye care services. It is particularly suited to providers with experience in primary care ophthalmic services and those capable of managing a comprehensive suite of optometry pathways including cataract referral and post-op assessment, glaucoma monitoring, and community minor urgent eye care services. Companies able to deliver these services within the budgetary constraints set by the ICB have the potential to secure a long-term partnership and enhance their business growth by servicing a wide geographical area in the region. The requirement for a lead provider or consortium to deliver integrated services indicates opportunities for collaboration and consolidation within the eye care sector.

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Notice Title

Optometry First Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

Notice Description

This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement of Optometry First Services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver Optometry First Services for the county of Shropshire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement of Optometry First Services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver Optometry First Services across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board. The ICB has chosen to follow the Competitive process for this opportunity in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. The aim of the community optometry first service is centred around the vision of providing timely, safe, effective, and sustainable integrated eye care services for patients at the right time, in the right location, by the right clinician with an enhanced skillset to deliver care in a community setting. The service will utilise the knowledge and skills of primary care ophthalmic practitioners to deliver a specialist primary care optometry service where service users will be managed and monitored, where appropriate within the service, in line with the scope and acceptance criteria of each pathway. The Optometry First Service will deliver a suite of agreed pathways in primary care optometry. Service users will be referred into the service through several routes via STW Referral Management Centre (currently RAS/TRAQS) from GPs, Optometrists, Ophthalmology services, A&E and other urgent eyecare routes. Service users can also self-present or be signposted to the CUES pathway from other routes such as pharmacy and 111. Eye Care emergencies continue to be dealt with in the A&E and Urgent Eye Clinic. Optometry First Service Pathways include: * Cataract referral filtering and post-op assessment * Glaucoma Enhanced Case Finding (ECF), Repeat Readings (RR) and low-risk monitoring * Medical Retina referral filtering and low risk monitoring * Community minor and urgent eyecare service (CUES) * Children's integrated eye care service NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking to award one contract and commission a Lead Provider or Consortium to deliver Optometry First Services in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin for a period of 2 years and 9 months with an optional 2 year extension. available. The Contract will commence on the 1st July 2025. The ICB has set an affordability threshold for the Procurement and will not to consider Bids that are unaffordable and above the affordability envelope of the project. The ICB may seek clarification on bids that are unusually low. Following clarification, it will reserve the right to not consider Bids that are unusually low. The affordability threshold per annum is PS1,484,113 and for the 4 years and 9 months of the contract (including 2 year optional extension) the affordability threshold is PS7,049,537. Compliance with the affordability threshold will be assessed at Selection Questionnaire Stage. Please note: activity figures provided within Annex 5 are estimates only and no guarantees are made as to future service demand.

Renewal: The Contract is for a period of 2 years and 9 months with the option to extend for up to a further 2 year period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041062-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,049,537 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,049,537 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Emma Hardman
Contact Email
emma.hardman1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
TELFORD
Postcode
TF1 1LX
Post Town
Telford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
Delivery Location
TLG21 Telford and Wrekin, TLG22 Shropshire

Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Electoral Ward
Haygate & Park
Westminster Constituency
The Wrekin

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