Notice Information
Notice Title
ITT: Derby and Derbyshire Community Ophthalmology Triage and Treatment Service
Notice Description
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission a Derby and Derbyshire Community Ophthalmology Triage and Treatment Service. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process. The process is a One Stage process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission the provision of a Community Ophthalmology Triage and Treatment services across the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB) footprint.
The 'Community Ophthalmology Triage and Treatment Service' will comprise of 2 elements covering the DDICB area:
* Community Triage & Treatment Service based in the north and south - for the north, based in one or more locations of which at least one is in the centre of Chesterfield and for the south, based in one or more locations of which at least one is in Derby City centre. This element of The Service includes: desktop triage (administrative and clinical triage), assessment and treatment according to pathways/guidance within The Service, or onward referral to Hospital Eye Services (HES)/other provider for patients' ongoing treatment needs.
* A virtual triage service for the High Peak and Glossop areas - no specific base is required as this is a virtual service. This element of the service includes: desktop (virtual administrative and clinical) triage and onward referral to commissioned community providers for assessment, and treatment or onward referral to HES/other provider for patients' ongoing treatment needs.
The contract will commence 2nd November 2026 for an initial term of 3 years and 5 months with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 1 year and 7 months. It is important to note that this procurement includes an affordability threshold. Any bids exceeding the thresholds will be disqualified from the process. Please see published ITT documentation for further information regarding this.
Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the documentation within the project on Atamis.
To access the documentation please visit Atamis on the link below and access project C405199: Derby and Derbyshire Community Ophthalmology Triage & Treatment Service
Atamis link = https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Options: 3 years and 5 months initial term with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 1 year and 7 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060407
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002406-2026
- 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
85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,257,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,257,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Feb 20261 months to go
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Bilal Arif
- Contact Email
- bilal.arif@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERBY
- Postcode
- DE1 2FS
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF11 Derby
- Delivery Location
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Derby
- Electoral Ward
- Darley
- Westminster Constituency
- Derby South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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