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title: "NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - COVID - 19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES)"
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# NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - COVID - 19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES)

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-253c7493-c602-40bf-99a7-a32615efa025

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## Summary

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract for COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES) to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd. This award falls under the healthcare services industry, with a contract value of approximately £175,728 per annum. The contract duration is set for 12 months starting from June 8, 2020, with the option to extend for an additional year. This procurement was executed through a direct method, utilising a single tender action due to extreme urgency as a response to COVID-19, following specific regulations under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This contract presents significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs poised to provide innovative eyecare solutions. Businesses specialising in community health services, remote triaging, and telehealth solutions will be particularly well-suited to compete, especially those who can deliver efficient, technology-driven care in a community setting, effectively easing the burden on traditional hospital services during ongoing recovery efforts from the pandemic.

## Notice

NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - COVID - 19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES) NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG who are making a contract award for COVID - 19 Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES) to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd. This is contract award is being made due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to national COVID-19 guidance, hospital ophthalmology departments have reduced all routine out-patient and surgical activity, providing services only for high risk patients and emergency care. As a consequence, there is a risk that patients with urgent eye health issues will find it difficult to access care or may choose not to access care from a hospital setting, with potential implications for their sight and long-term eye health. The CUES service will: * safely deliver urgent eye care in the community * deliver remote triage and consultations (by telephone or video) to minimise face-to-face appointments * make use of technology to reduce patient - practitioner contact time * reduce the expected burden on the rest of primary care (GP practices) and reduce pressures on ophthalmology departments within secondary care * maintain local access to quality eyecare services for the local population The contract will be awarded to be delivered on a case-by-case basis and it is anticipated that the contract value will be approximately PS87,864 per annum. The contract is being awarded for a 12-month period with the option to extend for a further 1 x 12-month period. The contract will be reviewed as part of phase II recovery plans and any further national guidance. Additional information: This Contract Award Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The CCG is awarding this contract in line with the Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 01/20 issued by the UK Cabinet Office in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CCG is exercising its right to undertake a direct award due to extreme urgency utilising Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eedbd60-2a4d-4d0b-9ad1-6510a79a9934 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jun 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 7 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,728 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £175,728 |
| 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3DL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2020 at 09:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eedbd60-2a4d-4d0b-9ad1-6510a79a9934

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eedbd60-2a4d-4d0b-9ad1-6510a79a9934
  9th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southseftonccg.nhs.uk

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