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title: "Community Ophthalmology Service for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036644"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-03-23"
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# Community Ophthalmology Service for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

Buyer: NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036644

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## Summary

The NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for a Community Ophthalmology Service. The contract, valued at 1,598,000 GBP, is for providing consultant-led services in Worcestershire starting on 1st April 2023 with potential extension. The procurement process, under the Light Touch Regime, involved evaluating criteria such as service delivery, quality, governance, workforce, IM&T, and social value. Community Health and Eyecare has been selected as the supplier for this award.

This tender for the Community Ophthalmology Service offers business growth opportunities for providers capable of delivering specialist-led ophthalmology services. Businesses with expertise in healthcare services, particularly ophthalmology, and experience in managing community-based healthcare projects would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the contract duration is 12 months with a possibility of extension for another 12 months, providing stable revenue potential for the winning bidder.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is to inform the market of the successful award of the Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service in Worcestershire for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board. The Contract duration is 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12-month period. Please note that the value shown in II.1.7 below is an indicative budget for the service for the total contract period which includes the optional extension period. Payments will be in accordance with local tariffs for the Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology service provision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Contract Award Notice is to inform the market of the successful award of the Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service in Worcestershire for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board. The overall aim of the service is to provide a safe, flexible and efficient community-based Ophthalmology Service for patients aged 16 years and over who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Worcestershire, UK. For clarity, other commissioned service arrangements are in place for people who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Herefordshire, ensuring that the local health population is appropriately managed. The service is expected to operate a specialist-led model offering triage and treatment of patients who are referred into the service for Ophthalmology conditions that do not require treatment under the General Optometry Service criteria for Optometrists nor specialist intervention under the Hospital Eye Service. The service will also be required to accept and manage patients with stable ocular hypertension (glaucoma) following HES diagnosis and treatment, with pathways for escalation as required. Patients are expected to be referred into the service from health professionals, typically the patient's own GP, Optometrist or a secondary care consultant, where it is considered appropriate for those patients to be managed in the community. A senior clinician (MRC Ophth (part 3) and FRC Ophth (fellowship assessment) CCST) is expected to have overall responsibility for the clinical oversight of this proposed service at all times. The Contract duration is 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12-month period. The Contract start date is 1st April 2023. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. Payments will be in accordance with the local tariffs outlined in the tender process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008488-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,598,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,598,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR3 7NS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Claines |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EYECARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2023 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008488-2023
- 27 Sep 2022 at 16:07 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027101-2022
- 6 Sep 2022 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024979-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://herefordshireandworcestershire.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

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