Cataract Post Operative Assessment Service
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The procurement process, managed by NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, entails the provision of a Cataract Post Operative Assessment Service. This service is classified under the health services category, focussing on visual outcome assessment and post-surgery eye examinations for potential complications. The procurement, conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, used a Direct Award Process without prior publication of competition.
The contracting involves several providers, with contracts active from 22nd May 2025, and spanning a period from 12th June 2025 to 31st March 2026. The locations covered include Kettering, Wellingborough, and Northampton, among others within the UKF24 and UKF25 regions. This contract offers significant opportunities for growth in the healthcare services sector, particularly for businesses focusing on ophthalmic services.
It caters to both SMEs and larger organisations, encouraging innovation, value integration, service sustainability, and improved access. The assessment criteria ensured no conflicts of interest, allowing a fair and equal opportunity for suitable providers. Businesses keen on expanding their presence in the health services industry, especially those with prior experience in ophthalmology, will find this tender appealing, given the clear emphasis on quality, collaboration, and the potential for addressing health inequalities through service provision.
The role of the post-operative follow-up appointment is to determine the visual outcome in the operated eye, to undertake a specific examination of the eye to rule out post-operative complications, and to act on the findings appropriately. The opportunity to re-assess the post-surgery refractive status may also be realised through a General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) sight test. This includes completion of the essential information for National Cataract Audit dataset.
The role of the post-operative follow-up appointment is to determine the visual outcome in the operated eye, to undertake a specific examination of the eye to rule out post-operative complications, and to act on the findings appropriately. The opportunity to re-assess the post-surgery refractive status may also be realised through a General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) sight test. This includes completion of essential information for National Cataract Audit dataset . The contract awarded is for 1 year (12th June 2025 to 31st March 2026) in accordance with the Direct Award Process C (DAP C) of the Providers Selection Regime (PSR) (2023). The key criteria used to assess the provider were the following: *quality and innovation *value *integration, collaboration and service sustainability *improving access and reducing health inequalities *social value. An assessment of suitability has been completed and NICB are assured that the current providers are satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and meet the key criteria above. Declarations and conflicts of interest were assessed, and none were identified.
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