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QHM-2025-57749 Post-Op Cataracts

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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15 Sep 2026 at 11:29

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is commissioning a community-based, non-complex post-operative cataract service for second-eye procedures. The service is for patients aged 18 and over and is intended to reduce follow-up review attendances at hospital eye services, releasing capacity in overstretched outpatient clinics. The work is a healthcare service delivered across the North East and North Cumbria area. It sits within the health and social work services category. The intended provider is Primary Eyecare Services Limited, a large supplier based in Manchester. The requirement concerns post-operative cataract care rather than surgery itself, with delivery focused on community provision and reducing pressure on hospital eye services.

The process is at the Provider Selection Regime intention-to-award stage: Primary Eyecare Services Limited has been selected as the existing provider, but the notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and was subject to standstill representations by 26 September 2026. The proposed arrangement uses Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a competition. The stated contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an ad hoc value of £4,027. Services were delivered under an implied contract from the start date, and the record shows a contract signed on 1 July 2026. Quality and cost were each described as 100% criteria. The lot is marked cancelled, although the associated award and contract are recorded as active.

This opportunity indicates recurring demand from the integrated care board for community-based post-operative cataract services that can safely manage second-eye patients aged 18 and over while reducing unnecessary hospital eye-service reviews. A credible future competitor would need clinical capability in non-complex post-operative cataract follow-up, reliable community delivery across the North East and North Cumbria, and the capacity to handle ad hoc activity. Experience demonstrating consistently satisfactory performance against an existing healthcare contract would be particularly relevant, because the stated rationale relied on the incumbent’s performance and expected ability to meet the proposed service standard. Suppliers should also be able to evidence quality and cost control, work within the Provider Selection Regime, and support outpatient capacity and patient flow objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QHM-2025-57749 Post-Op Cataracts

Notice Description

To provide a high quality community based non-complex post-op cataract service (second eye) for all patients aged 18 years or over. The service will reduce the number of review attendances at hospital eye services, creating capacity at overstretched out-patient clinics.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Post-Op Cataracts 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 PS4027. 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-06f9e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087211-2026
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
£4,027 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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