--- title: "Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-148328" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-148328" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-148328.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-148328.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2025-04-16" --- # Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-148328 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-148328) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-148328.json) ## Summary NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for the completion of care pathways for cataract procedures. The tender, titled "Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures," falls under the health industry category and will be executed in locations including Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The contract is in the award stage, with a procurement method of limited procedure justified by technical reasons. The contract commences on 1st April 2025 and aims to complete the care pathways of patients previously transferred under an earlier contract. The full cohort of patients is expected to have been transferred by 21st February 2025, with the completion of services anticipated by 31st October 2025 and allowances for extension until 31st March 2026. The award was signed on 20th February 2025 and is valued at £985,000. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those with expertise in managing and completing complex medical procedures. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), like the awarded supplier, NEW MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED, which participated and won the tender, exemplify the kind of agile, specialised businesses well-suited for such contracts. Companies that can provide high-quality medical services and have experience with similar healthcare projects are notably positioned to benefit from such procurement opportunities, thereby facilitating business growth and expanding their market presence. ## Notice Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025 There will be no patients transferred by BCUHB to the provider after 31st March 2025 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has identified the need for additional services to support its Elective Recovery Plan. The short-term goal is increasing capacity to address the backlog of patients who have been waiting more than 52 weeks from referral. It is anticipated that the contract will be completed by 31st October 2025 however this contract will allow for the provision of services as detailed in this Notice until 31st March 2026 ### Procurement Information It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). This is for technical reasons in that this contract may not be awarded to any other particular economic operator. This contract will commence from 1st April 2025 and will be for the completion of patient's cataract pathway for the cohort of patients transferred to New Medical Systems Ltd under the current contract, reference - BCU-DCO-57781 which was a short-term contract from 13th December 2024 to 31st March 2025 to treat long waiters on BCUHB cataract waiting lists. Due to delays in transferring the patients to the provider and the need to give reasonable offer to the patients it is impossible to schedule the full cohort within the contract timeframe, to transfer patients back to BCUHB on 1st April 2025 would be detrimental to their medical care. The full cohort of BCUHB patients will have been transferred to New Medical Systems Ltd before 21st of February 2025 with the over 104 week wait patients being the priority to be seen and treated in the period up until 31st March 2025. No further patients will be transferred and this contract will be solely for the current patients' completion of treatment/ full pathways ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148328 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 16 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Feb 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 | £985,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Locality | ST.ASAPH | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL17 0JL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales | | Local authority | Carmarthenshire | | Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town West | | Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin | | Delivery location | TLD6 Cheshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NEW MEDICAL SYSTEMS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services ## Release History - 16 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148328 - 20 Feb 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148328 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB497807 Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures - Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025 There will be no patients transferred by BCUHB to the provider after 31st March 2025 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR507822 Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures - Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025 There will be no patients transferred by BCUHB to the provider after 31st March 2025 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-148328 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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