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WPL07181 - Glaucoma Ophthalmology Insourcing

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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08 Oct 2026 at 08:44

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Summary of the contracting process

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a fully managed glaucoma follow-up service for patients at University Hospital Southampton. The work combines weekend, on-site diagnostic clinics at Trust sites with virtual consultant reviews, providing short-term clinical capacity to reduce waiting times on ophthalmology pathways. The service is intended to assess up to 3,904 patients. It is specialist ophthalmology clinical service provision, specifically glaucoma follow-up and diagnostic assessment, rather than a supply of equipment or general eye-care services. The procurement is described as a new service requirement and is delivered directly from the Trust’s Southampton sites.

The contract has been awarded to 18 Week Support Limited and is active. The award was made on 7 October 2026, with the contract beginning on 10 October 2026. The initial period ends on 30 January 2027, with an optional two-month extension that cannot run beyond 31 March 2027. The contract value, including the optional extension, is £688,314.24. This was a call-off from a framework agreement without further competition, using the Provider Selection Regime for health services. One bid was recorded. The award criteria were those in the framework agreement, with cost stated as the criterion at 100%.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible provider would need to manage specialist glaucoma follow-up clinics end to end and supply clinical capacity that can operate from NHS hospital sites. The service model combines weekend, face-to-face diagnostic activity with virtual consultant reviews, so providers need to coordinate on-site delivery and remote consultant input as one managed pathway. Experience assessing high volumes of glaucoma follow-up patients and supporting ophthalmology waiting-time reduction would be directly relevant. The Trust used an existing framework and made this award without a further competition, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need to be appointed to a suitable framework and able to meet its service and cost criteria. The recorded outcome shows that the selected provider could deliver this combination of clinical capacity and service management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WPL07181 - Glaucoma Ophthalmology Insourcing

Notice Description

The service delivers a fully managed insourced clinical service for Glaucoma follow-up patients at University Hospital Southampton, operating directly from Trust sites. The service combines weekend on-site diagnostic clinics with virtual consultant reviews to assess up to 3,904 patients over an initial four-month period.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service delivers a fully managed insourced clinical service for Glaucoma follow-up patients at University Hospital Southampton, operating directly from Trust sites. The service combines weekend on-site diagnostic clinics with virtual consultant reviews to assess up to 3,904 patients over an initial four-month period. This contract targets wait-time reductions for ophthalmology pathways by providing short-term on-site clinical procedure capacity. This Notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement without further competition. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract including the optional 2 month extension period is PS688,314.24. The contract commences on 10/10/2026 and the initial period expires on 30th January 2027. There is one optional extension available which will not extend beyond 31/03/2027. This is a new service requirement.

Procurement Information

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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078349
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094999-2026
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
£688,314 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks 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
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO16 6YD
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Shirley
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

18 Week Support Limited

Further Information

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