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The procurement process involves NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB) for the Integrated Cataract Service: Enhanced Cataract Referral & Post Operative Follow Up Services, classified under the optician services industry category. Located in Stafford, UK, this contract covering the period from 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2027, is valued at £999,559. The procurement method employed is a Direct Award C process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) 2023, bypassing competitive tendering due to the satisfactory performance of the existing provider.
The contract was formally awarded on 1st October 2025, and the service delivery spans from Staffordshire to Stoke-on-Trent. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in optician services to engage with public healthcare initiatives, driving growth in the healthcare sector. Companies already performing well under existing contracts and those capable of maintaining high-quality standards would be well-suited to compete, especially given the direct award process that favours continuity in service provision.
The potential for stable and extended service provision could enhance business portfolios and foster long-term relationships with governmental healthcare boards.
Intention to Award Notice for Direct Award C Process for the Provision of Integrated Cataract Service: Enhanced Cataract Referral & Post Operative Follow Up 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 PS999,559 (this is an activity-based contract).
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