Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside
Notice Description
The service required is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults who are registered with a GP in the commissioned Places in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place is awarding a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to Specsavers Optical Services Ltd to deliver Adult Hearing Services across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and is a tariff based contract with no guaranteed activity. This is a existing service being provided by an existing provider.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068fbf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040163-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
- Large
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
- £1
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Nov 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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 CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD62 Cheshire East, TLD71 East Merseyside, TLD72 Liverpool, TLD73 Sefton, TLD74 Wirral
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington South
Further Information
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