Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services
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The procurement process led by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB) has entered the contract award stage. The tender, titled "Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services", falls under the optician services category (CPV 85160000). This contract is facilitated by the NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit.
The Direct Award C process was followed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) 2023 Regulations, and the contract was awarded as of 1st October 2025. This service location includes Staffordshire in the UKG23 region, and the contract is valued at approximately £1,310,975 for an 18-month period, concluding on 31st March 2027. This tender provides significant opportunities for growth within the optician services industry.
It is particularly suitable for large-scale providers such as Primary Eyecare Services Ltd, which has already been selected as a supplier, reflecting the criteria that prioritise the continuity and satisfaction of existing service agreements. Businesses that can deliver consistent, high-quality eyecare services with an ability to meet predefined activity-based targets are well-positioned to benefit from similar tenders. This non-competitive process favours continuity and thus may favour existing providers who have demonstrated exceptional service delivery under previous agreements.
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are acting on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB). The ICB intends to follow the Direct Award C process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023 for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services with CPV Code 85160000 - Optician Services
Intention to Award Notice for Direct Award C Process for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services for Staffordshire and Stoke - on - Trent Integrated Care Board. NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are acting on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB). The ICB intends to follow the Direct Award C process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023 for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services with CPV code 85160000 - Optician services. The Direct Award C process involves awarding a contract to provider(s) without running a competitive process, because the relevant authority (SSOT ICB) confirms that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The new contract will run from 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2027, and the estimated lifetime value of the new contract is PS1,310,975.00 (this is an activity-based contract).
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