---
title: "QHM-2025-7245 Primary Eyecare Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-13"
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# QHM-2025-7245 Primary Eyecare Services

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c5

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded the "QHM-2025-7245 Primary Eyecare Services" contract, focused on optician and optometry services, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract, which follows the limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, was formally awarded on 13 October 2025. The contract commenced on 1 April 2025 and will conclude on 31 March 2026, with service activities carried out in the Sunderland region, UK. Although the contract value is unspecified as it is activity-based with no guaranteed minimum, the initial implied value is listed as £0.01.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in healthcare services. Businesses capable of efficiently fulfilling the specific requirements delineated by the Provider Selection Regime are well-suited to compete in this arena. Given the nature of the activity-based contracts, service efficiency and adherence to quality standards are pivotal for catering to the needs of the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Companies that can demonstrate a proven track record of delivering high-quality optometry services similar to those already provided by the existing supplier could find opportunities to engage and expand under the framework of this contract.

## Notice

Optometry Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Optometry Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS0.01 The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.

### 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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 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 decision makers by midnight on 08/10/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064747-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 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 NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2025 at 12:32 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064747-2025
- 26 Sep 2025 at 09:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059974-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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