---
title: "Integrated Cataract Pathway"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-03-18"
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# Integrated Cataract Pathway

Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8d

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## Summary

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has confirmed the award of a contract for the "Integrated Cataract Pathway" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract encompasses four key stages: community optician pre-referral assessments, hospital pre-operative appointments, cataract surgeries, and community optician post-operative assessments. The services, classified under "Optician services" (CPV: 85160000), will be provided in Sussex (UKJ2). The contract, valued at £0.01 GBP, starts on 1st April 2024 and ends on 31st March 2029, with the award issued to BRIGHTON LONDON ROAD SPECSAVERS LTD on 18th March 2025. The procurement method used was a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, falling outside the scope of Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in optician services to enhance their presence in the healthcare sector. Companies with expertise in pre-operative and post-operative eye care services, particularly for cataract procedures, stand to benefit greatly. Given the comprehensive nature of the integrated pathway and the focus on patient choice quality criteria, businesses that can demonstrate high standards of care and efficiency will be positioned competitively. This contract allows businesses to establish long-term relationships within the public healthcare system, fostering growth and enhancing service visibility in the region.

## Notice

The integrated pathway consists of four elements, two connected to the community optician and two connected with the cataract hospital: * Community Optician - Pre referral assessment and patient lifestyle questionnaire completed. * Hospital - competes a pre-operative appointment. * Hospital completed cataract surgery. * Community Optician - completes a post operative appointment. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The integrated pathway consists of four elements, two connected to the community optician and two connected with the cataract hospital: * Community Optician - Pre referral assessment and patient lifestyle questionnaire completed. * Hospital - competes a pre-operative appointment. * Hospital completed cataract surgery. * Community Optician - completes a post operative appointment. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B). This is a zero value contract. The contract start date is 01.04.2024 The contract end date is 31.03.2029 This is an existing provider.

### Procurement Information

This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (Direct Award Process B).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009943-2025 |
| 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 | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2025 |
| 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 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 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRIGHTON LONDON ROAD SPECSAVERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2025 at 15:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009943-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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