--- title: "Primary Care Post op Cataract Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ATTAIN" published: "2023-10-10" --- # Primary Care Post op Cataract Service Buyer: ATTAIN Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bb910bf-03eb-4a56-83a0-288fb2e21d21.json) ## Summary The Primary Care Post op Cataract Service contract was awarded by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd. The service will be delivered in the West Essex area only. The contract duration is from 1st October 2023 to 31st March 2025, with a possible extension to 31st March 2026. The contract value is £129,240 inclusive of VAT. The procurement method was a direct single tender action below the threshold. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could find this contract particularly suitable. The service aims to streamline patient pathways and reduce costs by shifting cataract follow-ups to the community. Businesses with expertise in optometry and ophthalmology may benefit from bidding for this contract, as it requires engagement with local optometrists and expertise in community service delivery. ## Notice This notice is to provide confirmation of the award of a contract to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board. This service will be delivered in the West Essex 'place' area only and does not cover the whole of the Hertfordshire and West Essex. The Post-Op Cataract Service (POCS) is a service which manages Optometrists undertaking cataract follow-ups in the community, rather than within the Acute or Independent Sector. This contract award follows a very low value pilot contract (PS5,150 excl. VAT) which ran between April 2022 to March 2023 and was extended until 30th September 2023. The evaluation of the pilot demonstrated that the service had met the agreed outcomes and KPIs moving follow up activity away from the acutes and into the community which achieved a better experience for patients through streamlining the pathways and at a lower cost. Primary Eyecare Services is a non-profit organisation of the Essex Local Ophthalmology Community (LOC). This means that the local ophthalmologists who would deliver this service are within the trade body of the Essex LOC. This model brings the additional benefits of expert clinical knowledge, advice and can assist with service commissioning and delivery. The pathway requires engagement with local optometrists and is crucial to delivering a community pathway which is achievable through the Essex LOC rather than contracting with local optometrists individually which may introduce fragmentation and risk achievement of the positive outcomes for patients. The contract will start on 1st October 2023 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The value identified in this waiver is the total cumulative value inclusive of the option to extend and inclusive of VAT. The total value of the initial contract duration is PS107,700 (exclusive of VAT. Inclusive of VAT this is PS129,240). As this was an under threshold non-competitive award, the closing date identified in this Notice is the date on which the waiver was approved through ICB internal governance. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab330393-3c6d-468b-b3ed-1987265ebd9f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Sep 2023 | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £221,400 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £221,400 | | 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 | ATTAIN | | Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY | | Post town | St Albans | | Postcode | AL8 6JL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield | | Electoral ward | Handside | | Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## 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 - 10 Oct 2023 at 11:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab330393-3c6d-468b-b3ed-1987265ebd9f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab330393-3c6d-468b-b3ed-1987265ebd9f 10th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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