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Awarded· 23 Mar 2025

Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex) - BSOLICB_Specsavers_2024-26 Audiology

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · Birmingham, West Midlands

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham.

Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Specsavers Optical Superstores

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:55

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham. The contract went to Specsavers Optical Superstores. It was awarded on 23 March 2025. The contract value is £5,024,688.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 15 August 2025. The notice number is 049038-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0588b1.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex) to Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited. This contract, valued at approximately £5,024,688.89, will span from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026 and involves delivering audiology services tailored for adults with age-related hearing loss across various locations, including rural areas.

The procurement process was conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, which does not involve the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement stage was the Award, with a standstill period starting on 15 August 2025, allowing for representations until its conclusion.

As the procurement method was a direct award process, future procurements of a similar nature might allow qualified new entrants to position themselves as potential suppliers if they align with the outlined criteria.

The notice in full

The service required is for a community based, adult hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), follow-up and aftercare services for adults aged 18 or over with suspected or diagnosed age related hearing loss for the registered population of the Commissioning Organisation ensuring delivery of provision in a variety of hard to reach and rural areas as specified by the commissioner.

This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS5,024,688.89. It is a 24-month contract. Service scheduled to commence on 1st October 2024 and conclude on 30th September 2026

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    "The service required is for a community based, adult hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), follow-up and aftercare services for adults aged 18 or over with suspected or diagnosed age related hearing loss for the registered population of the Commissioning Organisation ensuring delivery of provision in a variety of hard to reach and rural areas as specified by the commissioner.

    This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS5,024,688.89. It is a 24-month contract. Service scheduled to commence on 1st October 2024 and conclude on 30th September 2026

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Specsavers Optical Superstores
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£5,024,688

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
049038-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0588b1
CPV code
85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board is based in Birmingham. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
Postcode
B1 1TT
Electoral ward
Ladywood
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Delivery area
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Birmingham
Area
West Midlands
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Birmingham, B1 1TT · West Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Specsavers Optical Superstores
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex)… contract?

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Specsavers Optical Superstores on 23 March 2025.

How much is the Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex)… contract worth?

The contract value is £5,024,688.

Who is the buyer for Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex)…?

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board, based in Birmingham, West Midlands.

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