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title: "2024/25 AQP Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care - Community Urgent Eyecare Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04af9d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-10-21"
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# 2024/25 AQP Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care - Community Urgent Eyecare Services

Buyer: NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04af9d

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## Summary

The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for the 2024/25 AQP Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care, focusing on Community Urgent Eyecare Services. This services contract, with a total value of £4,429,910, will run from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2028 and benefits patients registered with a GP within West Yorkshire ICB Calderdale, Kirklees, and Greater Huddersfield. The procurement method used was a limited procedure under the NHS Provider Selection Regime. The award was published on 21st October 2024, with the contract starting on 6th September 2024. The procurement process has reached the "Award" stage, and multiple suppliers have been contracted to deliver the services across the specified regions.

This contract provides significant opportunities for growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare or optician services sectors. With a substantial contract value and a four-year duration, businesses specializing in optometry can benefit from steady work and enhanced local presence. Suppliers like Akhtar Vision Group Ltd, Allegro Optical (Marsden) Ltd, and many others have already been awarded the contract, demonstrating the suitability of SMEs in this field. Companies with expertise in urgent eyecare, cataract services, and glaucoma referral refinement can leverage this tender to expand their service offerings and build long-term relationships within the NHS network.

## Notice

Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary care . The service is available to patients registered with a GP within West Yorkshire ICB Calderdale, Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield. Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care which includes the following sub-specialities: 1. Community Urgent Eye Care Services, 2. Community Cataract Services 3. Glaucoma Referral Refinement

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract under Direct Award Process B. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime. Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care which includes the following sub-specialities: 1. Community Urgent Eye Care Services, 2. Community Cataract Services 3. Glaucoma Referral Refinement Total Value of the contract = PS4,429,910 over 4 years from October 2024 to September 2028 The dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2028

### Procurement Information

The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract under Direct Award Process B. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033939-2024 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 42 |
| Supplier names | AKHTAR VISION GROUP; ALDREDS; ALLEGRO OPTICAL (MARSDEN; ANDREW LOMAS OPTOMETRIST; ARMITAGE & BARKER; AUCKLAND (OPTICIANS; BAYFIELDS Z; BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; CLARUS (HUDD; D AVEYARD OPTICIANS; DONOVAN SMITH OPTICIANS; DR MARK HURST OPTOMETRIST; DR STELLA GIRFFITHS; DV OPTICAL; E BEAUMONT OPTICIANS; EYE CLINIC AT HOME; EYECARE MATTERS; HENDERSON OPTICIANS; KING CROSS OPTICIANS; MACKERETH OPTICIANS; N K HOLMFIRTH; NUR VISION; ONE VISION HECK; OPTICARE EYECARE; OPTIVU EYECARE (BATLEY; PHIPPS OPTICIANS; SCRIVENS; SEE YOU AT HOME; SMITH AND HUGHES OPTICIANS; SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES; STYLE AND VISION; SWYS OPTICAL; THE EYE CLINIC HUDDERSFIELD; THORNTON OPTOMETRY; UOHVO; VALLI ALMONDBURY; VALLI HEBDEN BRIDGE; VALLI LOCKWOOD; VALLI NETHERTON; VALLI SLAITHWAITE; WHALEY OPTICIANS; WHITEROSE PHARMACY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2024 at 11:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033939-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

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