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title: "Cataract Post Operative Assessment Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052a2d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-08-06"
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# Cataract Post Operative Assessment Service

Buyer: NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052a2d

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## Summary

The procurement process, managed by NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, entails the provision of a Cataract Post Operative Assessment Service. This service is classified under the health services category, focussing on visual outcome assessment and post-surgery eye examinations for potential complications. The procurement, conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, used a Direct Award Process without prior publication of competition. The contracting involves several providers, with contracts active from 22nd May 2025, and spanning a period from 12th June 2025 to 31st March 2026. The locations covered include Kettering, Wellingborough, and Northampton, among others within the UKF24 and UKF25 regions.

This contract offers significant opportunities for growth in the healthcare services sector, particularly for businesses focusing on ophthalmic services. It caters to both SMEs and larger organisations, encouraging innovation, value integration, service sustainability, and improved access. The assessment criteria ensured no conflicts of interest, allowing a fair and equal opportunity for suitable providers. Businesses keen on expanding their presence in the health services industry, especially those with prior experience in ophthalmology, will find this tender appealing, given the clear emphasis on quality, collaboration, and the potential for addressing health inequalities through service provision.

## Notice

The role of the post-operative follow-up appointment is to determine the visual outcome in the operated eye, to undertake a specific examination of the eye to rule out post-operative complications, and to act on the findings appropriately. The opportunity to re-assess the post-surgery refractive status may also be realised through a General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) sight test. This includes completion of the essential information for National Cataract Audit dataset.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The role of the post-operative follow-up appointment is to determine the visual outcome in the operated eye, to undertake a specific examination of the eye to rule out post-operative complications, and to act on the findings appropriately. The opportunity to re-assess the post-surgery refractive status may also be realised through a General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) sight test. This includes completion of essential information for National Cataract Audit dataset . The contract awarded is for 1 year (12th June 2025 to 31st March 2026) in accordance with the Direct Award Process C (DAP C) of the Providers Selection Regime (PSR) (2023). The key criteria used to assess the provider were the following: *quality and innovation *value *integration, collaboration and service sustainability *improving access and reducing health inequalities *social value. An assessment of suitability has been completed and NICB are assured that the current providers are satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and meet the key criteria above. Declarations and conflicts of interest were assessed, and none were identified.

### 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 11/06/2025. 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/046584-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 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 | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN15 6EY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Wicksteed |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 29 |
| Supplier names | AP OPTICAL; BELLAMY OPTICIANS; BOOTS - BOWEN SQUARE (D; BOOTS - CORN LANE (W; BOOTS - GOLD STREET; BOOTS - RUSHDEN LAKES; BOOTS - THE PARADE; BOOTS - WESTON FAVELL (N; BURGESS AND LEWIS OPTICAL SERVICES; CORBY VISIONPLUS; DAVIS OPTOMETRISTS - BRIDGE ST (RTH; DAVIS OPTOMETRISTS - HIGH ST (THRP; DAVIS OPTOMETRISTS - MOYUNEE HOUSE (K; DW ROBERTS; EYE CLINIC OF NORTHAMPTON; KDP VISIONCARE; KETTERING VISIONPLUS; KINGSTHORPE EYE CARE; KROG AND WHITEHEAD; LATIMER OPTICIANS; MARK DARLING EYECARE; NOBLE EYE CENTRE; NORTHANTS VISIONPLUS; PUNCH OPTICIANS; RUSHDEN VISIONPLUS; SHEINMAN OPTICIANS; T K AND S OPTOMETRISTS; TOWCESTER SPECSAVERS; WELLINGBOROUGH VISIONPLUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2025 at 13:54 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046584-2025
- 30 May 2025 at 21:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028960-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb/

## Provenance

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