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title: "Provision of Eyecare electronic Referral System (EeRS) to NHS England Midlands Region"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ad64"
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buyer: "NHS ENGLAND MIDLANDS REGION"
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# Provision of Eyecare electronic Referral System (EeRS) to NHS England Midlands Region

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND MIDLANDS REGION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ad64

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## Summary

The procurement process for the provision of Eyecare electronic Referral System (EeRS) to NHS England Midlands Region has been completed. The buying organisation, NHS England Midlands Region, is seeking IT services for enhancing eyecare services across the Midlands Region. This procurement falls under the services category and involves the development and implementation of a referral system to improve efficiency and access to eyecare services. The procurement method used is a selective procedure with restricted details. The contract for this procurement was awarded to Monmedical Limited (Trading as Cinapsis Ltd) on 14th February 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in IT services, particularly in consulting, software development, and Internet support. Companies with experience in healthcare technology solutions and referral systems may find this tender suitable for expanding their market presence. The emphasis on quality and social value criteria in the award criteria provides an opening for businesses committed to delivering innovative and value-added solutions to the healthcare sector. The potential extension options further offer prospects for long-term partnerships and continued business growth within the healthcare IT services industry.

## Notice

A rapid review of referral processes, systems and forms across the Midlands Region identified that a variety of processes exist in each ICS area with varying degrees of manual and computer integration and clinical triage (this may be in primary or secondary care depending on where commissioned) and depending on the type of service. Across the Midlands Region, a range of referral administration and referral management practices are in place for eyecare services. These are mixture of legacy systems, as well as provider managed processes. Ophthalmology services in secondary care face enormous challenges with current workload. This is due to an ageing population, enhanced technology enabling more treatments and existing backlogs being made worse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ophthalmology currently has the highest number of outpatient appointments (including follow up appointments and referrals for management of long-term conditions) for any speciality. At present we know that waiting times vary across the various eyecare services, also, that the quality of referrals are variable resulting in inconsistent acceptances of cases and therefore a difference in access to services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Midlands Region covers a very diverse area, for example Birmingham which is the UK's second biggest city, and Lincolnshire, which is the second largest English county where the land is predominantly used for agriculture. This results in significant differences in population densities and ease of access to care. Within the 11 ICSs in scope, there are: - * Circa 29 acute trusts and Independent Sector Providers (ISP's) delivering eye care services, and * Circa 49 community providers commissioned by 11 ICSs in the Midlands region, and * Circa 1289 Optical practices (sites). There may also be out of Midlands Region optical practices that refer into providers within the Midlands Region or vice versa. The EeRS must facilitate cross border referrals via e-RS integration. It is envisaged that discharge/feedback letters will be made via existing processes whilst alternative electronic methods are developed (i.e., MESH/e-RS exploration).

Options: Extension options: for a period or periods of up to two further years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006067-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,809,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND MIDLANDS REGION |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MONMEDICAL LIMITED (TRADING AS CINAPSIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48510000 - Communication software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2023 at 17:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006067-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:568420-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.england.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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