---
title: "QHM-2026-9249 GPwSI - Community Ophthalmology Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f859"
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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-2026-9249 GPwSI - Community Ophthalmology Service

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f859

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board procured a GPwSI community ophthalmology service. The requirement is a healthcare service delivered in the community, providing ophthalmology activity through appropriately qualified clinicians working under a general-practice-supported model. The buyer is the Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, and the service relates to its North East and North Cumbria area. The procurement is classified as health and social work services. The requirement covers one service area rather than multiple separate lots. Services are described as ad hoc, so activity is provided when required rather than as a fixed volume of scheduled work. The selected supplier is Cumbria Health, based in Carlisle.

The procurement has reached the award stage. The Integrated Care Board selected Cumbria Health through Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without publishing a prior call for competition. The award decision was based on the existing provider’s performance and expected ability to meet the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, with quality and cost each recorded as 100% criteria. The contract covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, although services were delivered under an implied contract from the start date. Its stated value is £70,799.23, with the final value subject to ad hoc activity. The award date was 1 July 2026 and the contract is active. One bid was recorded.

For a future requirement of this type, credible suppliers would need to provide community ophthalmology through a GPwSI service model and demonstrate the clinical capability, governance and operational capacity to deliver ad hoc healthcare activity across the Integrated Care Board’s area. Evidence of consistently satisfactory performance against an existing service requirement would be important, since the buyer relied on that assessment when selecting the incumbent. Suppliers should also be able to show that they can meet the relevant Provider Selection Regime requirements and present a credible balance of clinical quality and cost. Organisations with established NHS or community eye-care delivery, suitably qualified ophthalmology staff and reliable local service arrangements would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns.

## Notice

GPwSI Service (Community Ophthalmology)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

GPwSI Service (Community Ophthalmology) 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 PS70,799.23. 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/086532-2026 |
| 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 | £70,779 |

## 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 | Cumbria Health |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086532-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

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