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Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2026/27 Rotherham - O'Brien Fey Opticians

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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04 Aug 2026 at 11:09

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board commissioned optometry local enhanced services for people in Rotherham. The work is healthcare service delivery by optometrists, providing locally enhanced services alongside NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS). The requirement is designed to enhance, rather than operate separately from, the provider’s GOS contract, so the two services must be delivered together. The services are delivered for the Rotherham population, with the awarded provider based in Rotherham. The buyer is NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, a public-sector health organisation covering South Yorkshire. This procurement concerns services rather than goods, construction or equipment, and relates specifically to community optometry provision and patient activity under the local enhanced services arrangement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to O’Brien Fey Opticians under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It used a limited procedure: an award without prior publication of a call for competition, described as direct award process B. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, and the contract was signed on 3 July 2026. The recorded contract value is £1, but the procurement states that the actual value is unknown because payment depends on patient activity and nationally mandated NHS Payment Scheme unit prices. One lot was used; its status is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. Price was the stated evaluation criterion, and one bid was recorded.

This award shows that the buyer sources local enhanced optometry services from established community optometrists able to serve Rotherham patients. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need an active NHS General Ophthalmic Services contract, because the enhanced services are interdependent with GOS and cannot be treated as a stand-alone offer. It would also need suitably qualified optometry staff, the operational capacity to deliver patient-activity-led services, and the ability to work to the relevant NHS specifications and nationally mandated payment arrangements. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that delivery is compatible with a smaller independent practice as well as larger providers, provided they can meet the contract and service criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2026/27 Rotherham - O'Brien Fey Opticians

Notice Description

The provider is commissioned to deliver locally enhanced services for the Rotherham population.

Lot Information

Lot 1

These contracts are awarded to an existing group of providers. Although we would not restrict the number of providers who deliver these LCS services provided they meet the contract and specification criteria, the primary reason that these services can only be delivered by this group of providers (Optometrists) is because they are required to hold a General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) contract and deliver the LCS alongside these services; the LCS is designed to enhance the (GOS) contract and not stand alone, therefore, interdependency between the two services is paramount. For this reason not every Optometrist delivers every LCS.

The contract has been awarded following the direst award process B.

The value of the contract is unknown as it is based on patient activity..

The contract will run from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027.

This is an existing contract with an existing provider. Additional information: The contract value is unknown. The provider is paid in line with the relevant unit prices for the activity delivered in accordance with the nationally mandated NHS Payment Scheme.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award. The contract has<br/>been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations<br/>2023. For the avoidance of doubt , the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015<br/>do not apply to this award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dad9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073562-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85160000 - Optician services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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 South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 3FG
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

O’Brien Fey Opticians

Further Information

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