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Awarded· 4 Feb 2025

Macular Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Macular Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.

Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Spamedica

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:45

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 09:33

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Macular Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to Spamedica. It was awarded on 4 February 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 October 2025. The notice number is 066993-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f94f.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for macular services in West Lancashire under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) with a direct award process C, sidestepping the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This service falls under ophthalmologist services in the health industry category, and will take place in the UKD4 region with a contract duration from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

The procurement method used was limited, allowing an award procedure without prior advertisement. The decision to award was finalised on 4th February 2025, with SpaMedica Ltd being the successful supplier. It highlights the importance of meeting specific criteria including quality, access improvement, and social value, which are crucial for successfully competing in this procurement environment.

The notice in full

For the provision of a macular service in West Lancashire.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    For the provision of a macular service in West Lancashire. Contract start date: 01/04/2025 Contract end date: 31/03/2026 0.01 has been included as the value of this contract in this notice as it is a cost per case contract. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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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
Spamedica
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

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
066993-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f94f
CPV code
85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Preston. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
Spamedica
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 Macular Service

Who won the Macular Service contract?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Spamedica on 4 February 2025.

Who is the buyer for Macular Service?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.

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