--- title: "Cataract Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-11-26" --- # Cataract Service Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bea4.json) ## Summary NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "Cataract Service" within the health services industry category, located in the UKI region. This procurement process, conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, concluded with the contract being awarded on 24th November 2024. The contract will commence on 1st April 2024 and conclude on 31st March 2028. This contract aims to deliver high-quality cataract services, ensuring adherence to best practice guidelines and supporting the NHS's 18-week referral to treatment pathway. The deputy director, Acute Services, serves as the award decision maker for this procurement stage, which is classified as an award. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in high-quality ophthalmologic services. Companies that can effectively deliver cost-efficient cataract treatments, maintain service capacity in both hospital and community settings, and adhere to national care standards will be well-suited to compete. Additionally, the requirement for training the next generation of consultant ophthalmologists and handling urgent post-surgery issues underscores the need for experienced providers. The contract with Optegra UK Limited, a small to medium-sized enterprise, reflects a targeted procurement process that aimed to ensure high standards and value for money without a prior publication of a call for competition. ## Notice The Provider will: * Deliver high quality and value for money cataract services that reflect the best practice guidance set out by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Getting it Right First Time and the NHSE National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme (NECRTP) and NICE. * Maintain capacity to support the overall commissioned activity of the ICS, thus ensuring delivery of the national 18-week referral to treatment (RTT) cataract pathway and reduction in waiting list backlogs. * Maintain access to cataract services in accessible hospital and community settings, that provides care closer to home, improves choice, delivers greater consistency and equity in access to services across the localities. The key objectives of the service are: * To ensure the provision of safe and effective cataract service provision to NHS patients * To free up outpatient and primary eye care capacity for patients at higher risk of sight loss * To ensure the delivery of training for the next generation of consultant ophthalmologists through equitable delivery of training to NHS trainees in all providers of NHS cataract surgery * To ensure Service Users with urgent post-surgery issues and complications can be advised and managed by the Provider's own surgical ophthalmic team with any requirement and resource for other providers to support this clearly agreed. * To achieve, and drive improvements in, the NECRTP high flow cataract pathway. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B). ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Provider will: * Deliver high quality and value for money cataract services that reflect the best practice guidance set out by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Getting it Right First Time and the NHSE National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme (NECRTP) and NICE. * Maintain capacity to support the overall commissioned activity of the ICS, thus ensuring delivery of the national 18-week referral to treatment (RTT) cataract pathway and reduction in waiting list backlogs. * Maintain access to cataract services in accessible hospital and community settings, that provides care closer to home, improves choice, delivers greater consistency and equity in access to services across the localities. The key objectives of the service are: * To ensure the provision of safe and effective cataract service provision to NHS patients * To free up outpatient and primary eye care capacity for patients at higher risk of sight loss * To ensure the delivery of training for the next generation of consultant ophthalmologists through equitable delivery of training to NHS trainees in all providers of NHS cataract surgery * To ensure Service Users with urgent post-surgery issues and complications can be advised and managed by the Provider's own surgical ophthalmic team with any requirement and resource for other providers to support this clearly agreed. * To achieve, and drive improvements in, the NECRTP high flow cataract pathway. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B). The contract start date is 01.04.2024 The contract end date is 31.03.2028 This is an existing provider. ### Procurement Information This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038098-2024 | | 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 | 26 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Nov 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 | £26,447,916 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 2FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | OPTEGRA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 26 Nov 2024 at 08:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038098-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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