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title: "CMT1185 - Tier 3 Community Ophthalmology Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a836"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2024-10-11"
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# CMT1185 - Tier 3 Community Ophthalmology Service

Buyer: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a836

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## Summary

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB (SSOT ICB) is in the procurement stage of awarding a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for Tier 3 Community Ophthalmology Services. This service provides timely assessments, triages referrals, treats various eye conditions, and appropriately signposts patients. The procurement involves a direct award process to an existing provider, Community Health & Eyecare Limited. The contract is valued at approximately £1.8 million and is expected to run from 24th October 2024 to 30th September 2025. The publication of the intention to award notice initiated a standstill period ending on 23rd October 2024, during which representations can be made by providers.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare services sector, particularly those specialising in ophthalmology. The procurement method, which bypasses the prior publication of a call for competition, favours existing providers with a proven track record, thus offering limited but significant business growth potential for companies capable of meeting the service requirements. Businesses that already have expertise in delivering similar healthcare services and can demonstrate consistent and high-quality performance would be well-suited to compete for such contracts in future procurement processes.

## Notice

Tier 3 Community Ophthalmology Service - The overall aim of the service is to provide timely assessment of the needs of patients presenting with a range of eye conditions, to triage all referrals, treat where appropriate and signpost appropriately. This is an activity-based contract. The contract value based on indicative activity is circa PS1.8m. This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 24th of October 2024 bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of circa PS1.8m. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding PS500,000 and 25%).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of the services to be provided: The overall aim of the service is to provide timely assessment of the needs of patients presenting with a range of eye conditions, to triage all referrals, treat where appropriate and signpost appropriately' The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is circa PS1.8m. The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 24/10/2024 to 30/09/2025.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 23rd of October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032844-2024 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,800,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT ICB |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST18 0BF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Milwich |
| Westminster constituency | Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent, TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2024 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032844-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/

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