Notice Information
Notice Title
Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (West Midlands)
Notice Description
This is an intention to award notice under the competitive process.<br/><br/>NHS England - Midlands (West) (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to InHealth Intelligence for the provision of Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) across Shropshire and Staffordshire following a Competitive Process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is an intention to award notice under the competitive process.
NHS England - Midlands (West) (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to InHealth Intelligence for the provision of Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) across Shropshire and Staffordshire following a Competitive Process.
The Estimated Total Value is PS28,758,774.50. This is an existing service and a new service provider. The services are to be delivered from (1 January 2027 - 31 December 2033), with an option to extend for up to two additional years (31 December 2035).
Options: The services are to be delivered from (1 January 2027 - 31 December 2033), with an option to extend for up to two additional years (31 December 2035).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05abbc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020861-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £31,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £31,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £28,758,774 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2036 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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