Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service (Glossop)
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The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board has reached the award stage for the "Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service" in Glossop, which falls under the health services industry category. This procurement focuses on providing urgent and routine optometric services to reduce hospital visits and support localised care. The contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C.
The service is designed to enhance access to eye care involving initial treatment or necessary referrals. The contract was awarded on 1st November 2025 for an initial period of 18 months and will eventually lead to a competitive procurement process in March 2027. The estimated service provision is 1700 consultations, reflecting a focused regional healthcare effort.
This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in optometry and allied health services, notably those capable of integrating services into broader healthcare pathways. With the procurement methodology centred on direct awards, businesses with a proven track record of quality service delivery may find this suitable. The service involves collaboration, innovation, and integration, which are key assessment criteria.
Located within the Derby and Derbyshire region, the opportunity aligns with entities looking to strengthen their local healthcare footprint, especially those offering sustainable service solutions that focus on reducing health inequalities and enhancing patient choice.
The Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service is delivered by Community Optometry for patients presenting with acute eye problems and is designed to provide both urgent and routine access, treatment or referral as required. Aims to provide care closer to home for patients, reducing the need to attend A&E or Hospital Eye Service.
The Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service is delivered by Community Optometry for patients presenting with acute eye problems and is designed to provide both urgent and routine access, treatment or referral as required. Aims to provide care closer to home for patients, reducing the need to attend A&E or Hospital Eye Service. The service is for people of all ages. Children under 16 years must be accompanied at their appointment by an adult. Services include: * Red eye(s) or eyelid(s) * Dry, gritty or uncomfortable eye(s) * Eye irritation and inflammation * Recent discharge from the eye(s) or watery eye(s) * Recently occurring flashes or floaters * Painful eye(s) * In-growing eyelashes * Recent and sudden loss of vision * Foreign body in the eye / emergency contact lens removal Treatment for the above and onward referral as required. NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB are intending to award the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate activity will be 1700 consultations. This is an existing service intended to award to an existing provider for 31 March 2027 to enable a competitive procurement process to be undertaken in the future.
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