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Community Ophthalmology Triage Service

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

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06 Oct 2026 at 14:36

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board is commissioning a community ophthalmology triage service. It diagnoses and prioritises specific eye conditions that do not require secondary-care treatment but fall outside the core primary care contract. The service currently covers East Berkshire, with potential to expand across the Thames Valley ICB area. This is a clinical ophthalmology service rather than a purchase of equipment or construction work. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit carried out the procurement on the commissioners’ behalf. The service is intended to support assessment and prioritisation of patients in the community, keeping suitable cases outside secondary care while directing care according to clinical need.

The process reached an intention-to-award stage under the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award C route. Evolutio Care Innovations Limited was selected; the contract is recorded as active and signed on 28 September 2026. The stated contract period starts on 1 January 2027, with an initial 12-month term and an optional further 12-month extension. The expected value is £140,000 for the initial term and £140,000 for the extension, giving a stated lifetime value of £280,000. The award assessment applied five statutory considerations: quality and innovation, value, integration and sustainability, access and health inequalities, and social value. The stated evaluation weighting gave quality 80% and price 20%; the decision relied on the provider’s satisfactory performance under its existing contract.

For providers competing for this type of work in future, the award indicates that credible delivery depends on operating a community-based ophthalmology triage service able to diagnose and prioritise relevant eye conditions beyond core primary care, with capacity to serve East Berkshire and potentially the wider Thames Valley. The selected provider was judged to have delivered its existing service satisfactorily, including meeting the service specification, safeguarding requirements, quality and activity reporting, correct local pricing and invoicing, and NHS contract conditions. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence reliable clinical service delivery, sound information governance, compliance with NHS safeguarding and service standards, and effective reporting and billing processes. The assessment placed substantially greater weight on quality than price, while also considering innovation, integration, collaboration, sustainability, access, health inequalities, choice and social value.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Ophthalmology Triage Service

Notice Description

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a Community Ophthalmology Triage Service Community Ophthalmology service currently covering the East Berkshire geography but potentially expanding across the Thames Valley ICB footprint- Ophthalmology triage service diagnosing and prioritising specific ophthalmic conditions, which do not require treatment in secondary care, but beyond the core Primary Care Contract. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a Community Ophthalmology Triage Service Community Ophthalmology service currently covering the East Berkshire geography but potentially expanding across the Thames Valley ICB footprint- Ophthalmology triage service diagnosing and prioritising specific ophthalmic conditions, which do not require treatment in secondary care, but beyond the core Primary Care Contract. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the initial 12-month contract term is PS140,000 The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is PS140,000. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value is PS280,000 The contract period will commence on 01 January 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Evolutio Care Innovations Limited have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: they provided all of the required documentation, information and policies for the existing contract. They have followed the contractual service specification, not deviated from Thames Valley ICB Safeguarding requirements, charged the correct local prices as per the contract, issued invoices correctly in accordance with the Thames Valley ICB process, complied with Quality reporting requirements, and followed Schedule 6A reporting requirements. They have complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable NHS Standard Contract (Shorter Form) Service Conditions, including Service Conditions in relation to the following: service standards, co-operation, information requirements, safeguarding, payment terms and quality requirements. They have also complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable shorter Form General Conditions, including those relating to liability & indemnity, assignment & sub-contracting, and Information Governance. The proposed contracting arrangements are substantially consistent with the existing arrangements, which the provider has delivered to a satisfactory standard. Accordingly, the Commissioner is satisfied that the provider is likely to continue delivering the services to the required standard under the proposed contract.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12-months

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award C. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 the relevant authority by midnight 19 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781cf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094320-2026
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

85121281 - Ophthalmologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
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 Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 2PG
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Blackbird Leys
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Evolutio Care Innovations Limited

Further Information

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