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title: "QHM-2024-2672 Primary Eyecare Services Limited"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# QHM-2024-2672 Primary Eyecare Services Limited

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d2

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned children’s vision and specialist eye-care services. The requirement covers a Glaucoma Repeat Reading service for patients identified with intraocular pressure above 24 mmHg during routine NHS or private sight tests, together with referral, management and treatment for children suspected of having amblyopia after school screening. The service is intended to reduce the need for these patients to attend hospital eye services. It is a healthcare service procurement, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is associated with the North East and North Cumbria area, with the buyer based in Sunderland. The selected supplier, Primary Eyecare Services Limited, is based in Manchester and is classified as a large organisation.

The procurement has reached the award stage, with Primary Eyecare Services Limited selected for the single service lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and is valued at £17,205 in total; the notice states that activity is ad hoc, so the value cannot be confirmed precisely. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with services delivered from the start date under an implied contract. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, making a direct award to an existing provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The award assessment gave 100% to quality and 100% to cost, based on the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and expected ability to meet the proposed requirement.

This requirement is most relevant to community optometry, primary eye-care and paediatric vision providers able to deliver glaucoma repeat readings and manage referrals for suspected childhood amblyopia. A credible competitor would need the clinical capability to assess raised intraocular pressure following routine sight tests, provide appropriate referral and treatment pathways, and manage children identified through school screening. Experience of delivering these services outside hospital settings would be particularly relevant, because the model is intended to avoid hospital eye-service visits. Providers would also need sufficient operational capacity for ad hoc activity and the ability to demonstrate consistent quality, continuity and cost control to an NHS integrated care board. The award shows demand for integrated community-based eye care combining adult glaucoma follow-up with children’s vision services.

## Notice

"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening. This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye Service "

### Lot Information

Lot 1

"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening. This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye 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 PS17205. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 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 26/09/2026. 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/087177-2026 |
| 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 | 15 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 | £17,205 |

## 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

- 15 Sep 2026 at 10:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087177-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

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