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04 Aug 2026 at 11:11

Summary of the contracting process

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board commissioned optometry local enhanced services for people in Rotherham. The work is an NHS primary care service delivered by optometrists, designed to enhance existing General Ophthalmic Services rather than operate separately. Delivery is linked to the provider’s existing ophthalmic services and patient activity. The contracting organisation is based in Sheffield, while the services are for the Rotherham population. The selected provider is Hawley Optical Outlet Ltd, a small or medium-sized business based in Rotherham. The requirement is therefore suited to optometry practices already delivering NHS General Ophthalmic Services and able to provide locally enhanced clinical services alongside that core provision.

This procurement has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, described as direct award process B, with price as the stated evaluation criterion. Hawley Optical Outlet Ltd was selected for the Rotherham service. The underlying lot is marked cancelled, but the award is active and the associated contract is active. The contract was signed on 4 June 2026 and is intended to run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement states that its value is unknown because payment depends on patient activity and nationally mandated NHS unit prices; the contract record gives a value of £1. No conflict of interest was identified.

This award indicates established NHS demand for optometry providers able to deliver enhanced services alongside General Ophthalmic Services. A credible competitor for this requirement would need an existing GOS contract, qualified optometry capability, suitable premises and systems for delivering activity to Rotherham patients. It would also need to work within NHS clinical, administrative and payment arrangements, with capacity that can flex according to patient activity rather than a fixed volume of work. Hawley Optical Outlet Ltd’s award demonstrates that a local SME can provide the required service. Businesses with comparable NHS primary care experience, local patient access and the ability to meet the relevant service specification would be the closest competitors when this type of requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2026/27 Rotherham - Hawley Optical Outlet Ltd

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-06dade
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073567-2026
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
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

Hawley Optical Outlet Ltd

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