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title: "Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2025-12-18"
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# Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service

Buyer: NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a87f

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## Summary

The procurement for the "Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service" has been conducted by the NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, focusing on health services (CPV: 85100000) within Derby and Derbyshire, UK. This procurement is in the 'Award' stage, with the contract having been formally awarded on 1st November 2025, and services commencing on the same day for an initial period of 18 months. The procurement used a direct award procedure under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, which exempts it from the Procurement Act Regulations 2023. The contract is valued at £670,000 and is intended to provide urgent and minor eye care services through community optometry, reducing the need for hospital visits.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with experience in community optometry, to leverage their expertise and deliver high-quality services. The procurement method suggests a favourable environment for existing providers, noted for already fulfilling the service requirements effectively. Companies focusing on healthcare innovation, integration, social value, and improving access to care, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Primary Eyecare Services, are well-suited to compete for similar contracts in future competitive procurement processes planned after March 2027.

## Notice

The Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service is delivered by Community Optometry for patients presenting with acute eye problems and is designed to provide both urgent and routine access, treatment or referral as required. Aims to provide care closer to home for patients, reducing the need to attend A&E or Hospital Eye Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service is for people of all ages. Children under 16 years must be accompanied at their appointment by an adult. Services include: * Red eye(s) or eyelid(s) * Dry, gritty or uncomfortable eye(s) * Eye irritation and inflammation * Recent discharge from the eye(s) or watery eye(s) * Recently occurring flashes or floaters * Painful eye(s) * In-growing eyelashes * Recent and sudden loss of vision * Foreign body in the eye / emergency contact lens removal Treatment for the above and onward referral as required. NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB are intending to award the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate activity will be 13000 consultations. This is an existing service intended to award to an existing provider for 31 March 2027 to enable a competitive procurement process to be undertaken in the future.

### 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 Regulations 2023 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 16 October 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/084516-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 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 | £670,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | TLF11 Derby |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2025 at 15:15 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084516-2025
- 6 Oct 2025 at 09:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062405-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/

## Provenance

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