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title: "Enhanced Services - Sight Support"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# Enhanced Services - Sight Support

Buyer: NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066ca4

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## Summary

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Enhanced Services - Sight Support, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service aims to assist visually impaired individuals within the community, enhancing their ability to use residual sight and maintain independence. The procurement falls within the health services category, with the legal framework based on directive 32014L0024. The tender was conducted with a limited procurement method implying a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, resulting in a contract active since the announcement on 1st April 2026. This contract is initially set for three years, with an optional extension of up to two further years, while its location of service delivery is in the Derby region.

This procurement offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those capable of enhancing quality, innovation, and sustainability in low vision aid services. Organisations focusing on health integration, collaboration, improving access, and reducing inequality will find this tender particularly significant. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with competencies in delivering social value and facilitating choice may thrive in this competitive space. The awarded supplier, Sight Support Derbyshire, underscores the potential for organisations with a track record of meeting high-performance standards to secure and deliver impactful community services.

## Notice

Provision of a Sight Support service in the community. The Low Vision Aids (LVA) services aims to enable visually impaired people to make the best use of their residual sight so that they can continue to live independently and perform day to day activities such as reading.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be made to ddicb.optometry@nhs.net Decision was made by Primary Care Sub Group. No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest were declared by individuals making the decision. The ICB assessed the provider's current performance and ability to continue to provide the service. Assessment criteria included quality, innovation, value, integration, collaboration, service sustainability, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, social value. Following this assessment it was concluded that the existing Provider will be able to fulfil the requirements to continue delivery of the service.

Options: 3 years plus 18 months

### 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 30th March 2026. 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/046094-2026 |
| 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 | 20 May 2026 |
| 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 | £252,000 |

## 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 | SIGHT SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 20 May 2026 at 08:48 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046094-2026
- 17 Mar 2026 at 15:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024230-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk

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