--- title: "Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) for NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2020-08-11" --- # Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) for NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0a3e981d-31d9-4e7b-ac63-d2d9269b5421.json) ## Summary NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group has awarded a contract for the provision of the Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES), aimed at enhancing access to urgent eye care during the pandemic. The procurement process was a direct single tender action, valued at £77,320, with the contract period commencing on 1 August 2020 and concluding on 31 January 2021. This service is classified under health services and will be delivered in London. The contract was awarded on 10 July 2020, following a determined effort to ensure clinical capacity in the community amidst COVID-19-related disruptions. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those within the optical sector. Companies that can provide urgent care and have established workforce capabilities to respond swiftly will be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts in the future. The direct award to Primary Eyecare Services Limited reflects a strategy to engage local expertise, highlighting the potential for growth amongst businesses that deliver agile and community-focused healthcare solutions. ## Notice NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group is commissioning a service for the provision of urgent eye care within primary care, utilising the established trained workforce in optical practices, for patients at risk with urgent eye health issues that would have found it difficult to access care, with potential implications for their sight and long term eye health due to the Covid response where hospital ophthalmology departments reduced or stopped all routine out-patient and surgical activity, and were only providing services for high risk patients and emergency care. The service will provide initial contact, telephone triage, remote consultations and where necessary face to face assessments and management of recent onset symptomatic or urgent ocular presentations who would otherwise present to general practice, hospital services and A&E. Additional information: The contract for a period of 6 months with a break-in clause at 3 months and 1 month notification is being awarded to secure urgently required clinical capacity to enable an enhanced community response to COVID-19. Recognising its obligations and responsibilities under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(No.2) Regulations 2013, the CCG assessed the appropriateness to award the contract directly to Primary Eyecare Services Limited, an optometry federation set up of local optical practices in the community, which has the infrastructure and established workforce in place to mobilise the CUES service within very short timescales necessary in this current climate. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/075b406f-fd14-4a12-a36b-c2b3d9592f70 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Jul 2020 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £77,320 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £77,320 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | UXBRIDGE | | Post town | Southall | | Postcode | UB8 1QG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon | | Local authority | Hillingdon | | Electoral ward | Uxbridge | | Westminster constituency | Uxbridge and South Ruislip | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2020 at 08:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/075b406f-fd14-4a12-a36b-c2b3d9592f70 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/075b406f-fd14-4a12-a36b-c2b3d9592f70 11th August 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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