Awarded· 4 Feb 2025
Community Audiology
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Community Audiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Specsavers Hearcare Group
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:25
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 16:00
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Community Audiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to Specsavers Hearcare Group. It was awarded on 4 February 2025. The contract value is £9,305,680.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 October 2025. The notice number is 068345-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fa4b.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is leading a procurement titled "Community Audiology", classified under ENT or audiologist services. This procurement focuses on delivering age-related hearing assessments and aids across community settings within the Lancashire and South Cumbria region. The process currently stands at the intention to award stage, with a contract expected to start on 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2028.
The contract may be extended by two additional years, and the total contract value, including the extension, is approximately £9,305,680. This procurement follows a limited procurement method without prior advertisement, as set out in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, thus falling outside the usual directive scope. There is an emphasis on quality, integration, and innovation, aligning with NHS objectives to improve access and reduce health inequalities.
The notice in full
The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2028 With the option to extend for a further 2 years. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS9,305,680 (including the extension) however the final contract value is still to be finalised.
The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Specsavers Hearcare Group
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £9,305,680
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
- 068345-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fa4b
- CPV code
- 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Preston
- Town
- Preston
- Postcode
- PR1 8XB
- Electoral ward
- City Centre
- Constituency
- Preston
- Delivery area
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Mid Lancashire
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Preston, PR1 8XB · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Specsavers Hearcare Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Community Audiology
Who won the Community Audiology contract?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Specsavers Hearcare Group on 4 February 2025.
How much is the Community Audiology contract worth?
The contract value is £9,305,680.
Who is the buyer for Community Audiology?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.
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