Award

Secure Optician Services

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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TenderUpdate

05 Mar 2025 at 16:05

TenderUpdate

05 Feb 2025 at 16:22

Award

05 Feb 2025 at 16:14

Summary of the contracting process

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of secure optician services at their Maghull Health Park site, encompassing Ashworth High Secure Hospital, Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital, and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. The contract, awarded to Specsellers Ltd, will be mobilised from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 with a value of £31,800. The procurement process was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, specifically under Direct Award process C, allowing the contract to be directly awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the existing provider's satisfactory performance and minimal changes to the service.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the health services industry, particularly those experienced in providing specialist optician services in secure environments. SMEs with a track record of delivering similar services to vulnerable and high-risk patient populations are well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. The procurement by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust ensures stable and ongoing business for the awarded service provider, which could lead to further business opportunities within the public health sector.

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Notice Title

Secure Optician Services

Notice Description

Provision of optician services to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site. Hospitals covered by the contract will include Ashworth High Secure Hospital (210 beds over 13 impatient wards), Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards) and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit (40 beds over 2 impatient wards).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Mersey Care NHS FT intends to contract with Specsellers Ltd. for the provision of optician services to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site. Hospitals covered by the contract will include Ashworth High Secure Hospital (210 beds over 13 impatient wards), Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards) and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit (40 beds over 2 impatient wards). For the new contract, MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2026. The contract value is approximately PS31k. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 07 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbf9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008097-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£31,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Brian Flanagan
Contact Email
brian.flanagan@merseycare.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7817216791

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESCOT
Postcode
L34 1PJ
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside

Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
St Michaels
Westminster Constituency
Knowsley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPECSELLERS

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