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Awarded· 10 Sept 2025

Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board · Stafford, West Midlands

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board has awarded Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Primary Eyecare Services

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:26

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 15:09

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board has awarded Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford. The contract went to Primary Eyecare Services. It was awarded on 10 September 2025. The contract value is £146,658.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 27 October 2025. The notice number is 068622-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059d3a.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) is overseeing the procurement process for the Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme. This procurement has been concluded using the Direct Award C process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) 2023. The contract, valued at £146,658, was awarded on 1st October 2025 and will cover services from 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2027, focusing on optician services.

The procurement method was limited, allowing for a direct award without prior publication, and the main industry category involved is healthcare services, specifically optician services. The services will be provided in the regions of UKG23 and UKG24, with management centred in Stafford, United Kingdom.

Moreover, the use of a zero-based activity contract allows successful providers to benefit from a steady revenue stream, promoting financial stability and further growth potential in underserved communities.

The notice in full

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 Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme with CPV Code 85160000 - Optician services

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Intention to Award Notice for Direct Award C Process for the Provision of Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme 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 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 PS146,658.00 (this is an activity-based contract

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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
Primary Eyecare Services
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
£146,658

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
068622-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d3a
CPV code
85160000 - Optician services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board is based in Stafford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Stafford
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode
ST18 0BF
Electoral ward
Milwich
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Delivery area
Stoke-on-Trent, TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Staffordshire CC
Area
Shropshire and Staffordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Gabriela Bussoli
Address
Stafford, ST18 0BF · West Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Primary Eyecare Services
Awardee scale
Large
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 Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme

Who won the Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme contract?

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Primary Eyecare Services on 10 September 2025.

How much is the Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme contract worth?

The contract value is £146,658.

Who is the buyer for Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme?

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board, based in Stafford, West Midlands. The named contact is Gabriela Bussoli.

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