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QHM-2024-2672 Primary Eyecare Services Limited

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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15 Sep 2026 at 10:51

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned children’s vision and specialist eye-care services. The requirement covers a Glaucoma Repeat Reading service for patients identified with intraocular pressure above 24 mmHg during routine NHS or private sight tests, together with referral, management and treatment for children suspected of having amblyopia after school screening. The service is intended to reduce the need for these patients to attend hospital eye services. It is a healthcare service procurement, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is associated with the North East and North Cumbria area, with the buyer based in Sunderland. The selected supplier, Primary Eyecare Services Limited, is based in Manchester and is classified as a large organisation.

The procurement has reached the award stage, with Primary Eyecare Services Limited selected for the single service lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and is valued at £17,205 in total; the notice states that activity is ad hoc, so the value cannot be confirmed precisely. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with services delivered from the start date under an implied contract. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, making a direct award to an existing provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The award assessment gave 100% to quality and 100% to cost, based on the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and expected ability to meet the proposed requirement.

This requirement is most relevant to community optometry, primary eye-care and paediatric vision providers able to deliver glaucoma repeat readings and manage referrals for suspected childhood amblyopia. A credible competitor would need the clinical capability to assess raised intraocular pressure following routine sight tests, provide appropriate referral and treatment pathways, and manage children identified through school screening. Experience of delivering these services outside hospital settings would be particularly relevant, because the model is intended to avoid hospital eye-service visits. Providers would also need sufficient operational capacity for ad hoc activity and the ability to demonstrate consistent quality, continuity and cost control to an NHS integrated care board. The award shows demand for integrated community-based eye care combining adult glaucoma follow-up with children’s vision services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QHM-2024-2672 Primary Eyecare Services Limited

Notice Description

"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening. This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye Service "

Lot Information

Lot 1

"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening. This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye Service The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS17205. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 26/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087177-2026
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£17,205 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
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 NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Primary Eyecare Services Limited

Further Information

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