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title: "Provision of Ophthalmology Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042a24"
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buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-02-01"
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# Provision of Ophthalmology Services

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a24

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Ophthalmology Services to Community Health and Eyecare Ltd. The contract, valued at £2,940,568 (excluding VAT), will start on 1st April 2024 and run for one year until 31st March 2025. This contract is part of a broader effort to redesign the Ophthalmology service model to better meet the needs of patients. The procurement method used was a limited Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender for Ophthalmology Services presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector to compete for contracts within Hertfordshire and West Essex. Companies offering ophthalmology services, community health solutions, and related medical services would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The contracting authority, the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, aims to improve patient care through this contract and is looking for innovative service providers to deliver quality care in the region.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference: 2023/S 000-038031) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to Community Health and Eyecare Ltd. for the provision of Ophthalmology services across Hertfordshire and West Essex. The new contract is intended to start on 1st April 2024 and will be for a period of 1-year, ending on 31st March 2025. This contract was originally awarded via a competitive procurement process for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years, and is now due to expire on 31st March 2024. The total cumulative value of this contract to end March 24 will be PS13,552,663 (excl. VAT). The value of the new contract will be PS2,940,568 (excluding VAT). This additional 12 months will be used to allow the Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board to redesign the Ophthalmology Service model to understand how services can best meet the needs of patients into the future. Within that time, a decision will also be made on the most appropriate route to market.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference: 2023/S 000-038031) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to Community Health and Eyecare Ltd. for the provision of Ophthalmology services across Hertfordshire and West Essex. The new contract is intended to start on 1st April 2024 and will be for a period of 1-year, ending on 31st March 2025. This contract was originally awarded via a competitive procurement process for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years, and is now due to expire on 31st March 2024. The total cumulative value of this contract to end March 24 will be PS13,552,663 (excl. VAT). The value of the new contract will be PS2,940,568 (excluding VAT). This additional 12 months will be used to allow the Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board to redesign the Ophthalmology Service model to understand how services can best meet the needs of patients into the future. Within that time, a decision will also be made on the most appropriate route to market. Currently, the community ophthalmology service in South and West Hertfordshire (S&W Herts) is commissioned to provide a community consultant led service to diagnose and treat a range of Ophthalmology conditions, and manage relevant follow-up activity within the service, before final discharge back to the care of the patient's own GP, or onward referral to secondary care where necessary. The service is available to patients aged 16 years and above registered with a S&W Herts general practice or living in South and West Hertfordshire. The service manages the following conditions: * Suspected and actual ocular hypertension and glaucoma * Dry eyes, Blepharitis * In growing eyelashes * Lid lesions excluding Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Cancers * Posterior vitreous detachment, floaters and flashers * Dry Age-Related macular degeneration (AMD) pigmented retinal abnormalities. * Pre-assessment of cataracts * Post cataract assessment * Dry macular degeneration * Wet AMD - Injection clinic - for first and follow up injections to be carried out in the community service, for new patients only. The service will also deliver minor surgical procedures that are suitable to be delivered in a community setting, with prior approval in the case of low priority treatment procedures, including: * Insertion of punctual plugs, punctual enlargement. * Snip procedure * Lacrimal syringing * Chalazion* (Policy currently being developed) * Removal of any other lumps and bumps - warts, cysts, skin tags* (Covered in Cosmetic surgery policy) * Eye lash removal (ingrowing) * Entropion repair * Ectropion repair * Referral for Cataract surgery*

### Procurement Information

In July 2022, the CCGs across Hertfordshire and West Essex came together to form a new organisation - NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board. This has impacted on the system 'places' within HWE ICB as it has taken time to reach agreement in relation to the relevant operating models. Whilst these have been developed, procuring these services would not be an option as this would risk putting in place services which do not meet the needs of our patient populations. The ICB will utilise this additional contractual period to provide continuity of care for our patient population whilst we redesign the Ophthalmology service model. The new model is likely to include other services which are not currently provided for within the existing scope of services. Once the model has been designed, the Authority will decide on the most appropriate route to market for the services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003373-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 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 | £2,940,568 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| 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 | TLH23 Hertfordshire 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

- 1 Feb 2024 at 13:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003373-2024
- 29 Dec 2023 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038031-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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