---
title: "QHM-2026-9896"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f819"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-11"
---

# QHM-2026-9896

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f819

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned urgent eyecare services covering intraocular pressure (IOP) refinement and COVID urgent eyecare. The requirement is a healthcare service delivered across the North East and North Cumbria area. It is intended to support urgent assessment and refinement of eyecare pathways, including services carried out on an ad hoc basis. The procurement is classified as health and social work services. The named service provider is Primary Eyecare Services Limited, a large organisation based in Manchester. The arrangement concerns one service grouping rather than separate product supplies or construction works, and is aimed at maintaining an existing service that the buyer considers to be performing satisfactorily.

The process is recorded as complete and the contract has been awarded to Primary Eyecare Services Limited under Direct Award C of the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services, without a prior call for competition. The award date is 1 July 2026 and the contract value is £222,167.39. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027; services have been delivered from the start date under an implied contract. The lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the award and contract records are active. The buyer assessed the existing provider against the PSR’s five key criteria and states that it passed the relevant requirements. Evaluation information records quality and cost criteria, each described as 100%. One bid was recorded.

This procurement indicates established demand for providers able to deliver urgent eyecare, IOP refinement and COVID-related urgent eyecare across the North East and North Cumbria. A credible competitor would need the clinical capability, operational capacity and local coverage to provide responsive services on an ad hoc basis, while maintaining continuity and a sufficient standard of care. The buyer’s decision favoured an existing provider that was satisfying the original contract and was expected to satisfy the proposed contract, so evidence of reliable performance, service quality and cost effectiveness would be important when this requirement is next reviewed. Providers should also understand the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and be able to demonstrate compliance with its key requirements.

## Notice

Urgent Eyecare Services / IOP Refinement

### Lot Information

Lot 1

IOP Refinement Service, COVID Urgent Eyecare Service. 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 PS222,167.39. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 1/4/2026 Contract End Date: 31/3/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

### 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 23/09/2026. 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/086421-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £222,167 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086421-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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