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title: "Easy Eyecare Service"
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# Easy Eyecare Service

Buyer: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e60b

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## Summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring an Easy Eyecare Service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people who need adapted optometry appointments. The service provides reasonable adjustments for patients unable to undergo a standard eye test. The required provision includes pre-appointment visits, functional vision assessments and longer appointment times. This is a health service delivered for the population served by the Integrated Care Board, which is based in Preston. The procurement is categorised as health services. It is relevant to optometry providers able to deliver accessible eye examinations and tailor appointments to patients requiring additional support, particularly providers with experience of learning disability and autism services.

The process has reached an intention-to-award outcome under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using direct award route C without a prior competition. Primary Eye Care Services Ltd was selected as the existing provider, with one bid recorded. The award is active and the contract is active; the contract was signed on 17 February 2026. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a value of £36,000. Evaluation gave 100% weight to quality and 0% to price. The assessment considered whether the existing provider was delivering the current service to a sufficient standard and was likely to satisfy the proposed contract. The lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active.

This procurement shows continuing demand for specialist optometry that removes barriers for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need optometry capability combined with practical experience of reasonable adjustments, pre-appointment visits, functional vision assessment and extended consultation times. Providers should be able to demonstrate safe, consistent delivery for patients who cannot manage a standard eye test, and show how their service supports access, reduces health inequalities and facilitates patient choice. The evaluation also indicates that quality, innovation, value, integration, collaboration, service sustainability and social value matter to this buyer. The selected supplier is recorded as an SME, so the requirement is not limited to large healthcare organisations.

## Notice

The provision of an Easy Eyecare Service (Learning Disability & Autism in Optometry).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of an Easy Eyecare Service (Learning Disability & Autism in Optometry). The service provides the necessary reasonable adjustments for patients who would not be able to undergo a standard eye test. Adjustments include pre-appointments visits, completion of a functional vision assessment, and longer appointment time. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS36,000 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

### 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28th August 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/078308-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Primary Eye Care Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 17:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078308-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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