---
title: "Low Vision Aid Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f537"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-12-12"
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# Low Vision Aid Service

Buyer: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f537

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## Summary

The procurement process involves NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB), intending to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the "Low Vision Aid Service." This service aims to support individuals with low vision to maintain independence and maximise their remaining eyesight. Classified under Optician services (CPV 85160000), this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It is located in Stoke-on-Trent, UKG24, and the award notice was published on 12th December 2025. The standstill period begins immediately, with representations from providers required by 24th December 2025, indicating that the procurement stage is at the intention to award phase.

This tender presents a growth opportunity primarily for businesses involved in optician and healthcare services, especially those providing low vision aids. It favours firms that have previously satisfied similar contractual requirements, as the procurement method involves a direct award to an existing provider, Prince and Bates Optician, a small enterprise located in Staffordshire. The contract, valued at approximately £6,600 for a period from January 2026 to March 2027, requires delivering services with consistency and quality as per historical performance. Businesses specialising in vision care solutions and community-based health services would be well-suited to compete in such tenders as the NHS ICB prioritises maintaining existing services to alleviate pressure on primary and secondary care facilities.

## Notice

Low vision services: The aim of the service is to enable people with loss of vision to regain or maintain as much independence and autonomy as possible. The overall objective is to enable people with sight loss to make maximum and best use of their remaining eyesight and visual function.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service offers additional support to patients who have accessed Ophthalmology and require some additional support with low vision aids, to patients with non-complex needs that can be assessed and supported with the necessary aids in a community setting. The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably. Anticipated spend is activity based. The contract for 2024/25 was capped at a contract value of PS6,600 for 15 months. Actual expenditure for full year 2024/25 (04/24 - 03/25) was PS2,038. Based on this, this award is for the period 01/01/26 - 31/03/27 (15 months) bringing the anticipated lifetime, maximum value of the contract to c.PS6,600

### 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 the 24th of December 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/082674-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 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 | £6,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST1 4FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Etruria & Hanley |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRINCE AND BATES OPTICIAN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85160000 - Optician services

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2025 at 16:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082674-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/

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