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title: "Provision of Electronic Eyecare Referral System to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Provision of Electronic Eyecare Referral System to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer: SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d487ea7-060e-4534-a237-a4b1c7bbc65c

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## Summary

The procurement process is for the "Provision of Electronic Eyecare Referral System" to the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, managed by the South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit. This initiative falls under the healthcare industry in the East of England and involves a selective procurement method, following a restricted procedure. The contract, valued at £190,800, was awarded on 31 March 2021 and has an implementation period from that date until 31 March 2022. The tender period ended on 15 February 2021, indicating prior engagement with suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in IT services such as software development and consulting. Companies that can deliver digital solutions aimed at enhancing connectivity between primary care optometrists and hospital eye services are particularly well-suited to compete. The successful implementation of the Electronic Eyecare Referral System is expected to facilitate improved eye care services across Mid and South Essex, creating a vital need for innovative and effective technology providers in the health sector.

## Notice

NHSX have created a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to enable the rapid transformation of new referral management pathways for ophthalmology patients. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract for an Electronic Eyecare Referral System. This Procurement process is looking to address and improve the connectivity that links primary care optometry and the hospital eye service which is seen as key to improving eye care services in England. The ambition is to have numerous trained and well-equipped primary care optometrists with the ability to make clinical decisions based on quantitative and imaging clinical data. This will provide significant opportunities to use digital connectivity to improve eye care. NHSX considers digital solutions that increase connectivity between different providers of eye care horizontally and vertically, and across primary and secondary care, to be a key enabler for the national outpatient transformation programme. This will rapidly restore and ensure continuation of eye care services during COVID-19 and transform how services are delivered in the future. The Electronic Eyecare Referral System (EeRS) will be available to all Primary Care optometrists and optical practices, eye hospitals, trusts with eye departments and community eye services across Mid & South Essex Health and Wellbeing Partnership. This procurement process was facilitated by the NHS England National and Commercial Procurement Hub (commissioned from the SCW CSU) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Previously advertised: 2020/S 230-568420

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b03654d-9c92-4819-90bb-30ca3c0101f4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £190,800 |
| 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 | SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ2 7FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Shiphay |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Jun 2021 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b03654d-9c92-4819-90bb-30ca3c0101f4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b03654d-9c92-4819-90bb-30ca3c0101f4
  1st June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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