Awarded· 29 Oct 2025
NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens)
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens). It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Apex Eye and Visioncare
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:37
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:33
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens). It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield. The contract went to Apex Eye and Visioncare. It was awarded on 29 October 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 December 2025. The notice number is 079368-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e4a2.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Community Ophthalmic Service, specifically for Specialist Contact Lens services, within the Health services industry category. The procurement is situated in North Kirklees with formal contract award confirmed on 3 December 2025 under the Provider Selection Regime. This five-year contract running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 was awarded following the Direct Award C Process.
Located in Wakefield, the buying organisation aims to continue servicing the community with a focus on maintaining high healthcare standards. This tender offers significant potential for business expansion, especially for SMEs specialising in ophthalmic services. Apex Eye and Visioncare Ltd have been awarded the contract, indicating existing expertise in the region.
The notice in full
Specialist Contact Lens is Community Ophthalmic service delivered in North Kirklees place.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Contract Authority, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.
Contract Period: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2031 (5 Years)
Contract Value: PS386,166
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Apex Eye and Visioncare
- 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
- SME
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
- 079368-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e4a2
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Town
- Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 1LT
- Electoral ward
- Wakefield North
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Delivery area
- Calderdale and Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Wakefield
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Yusuf Ismail
- Address
- Wakefield, WF1 1LT · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Apex Eye and Visioncare
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens)
Who won the NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens) contract?
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Apex Eye and Visioncare on 29 October 2025.
Who is the buyer for NHSWYICB - Community Ophthalmic Service (Specialist Contact Lens)?
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, based in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber. The named contact is Yusuf Ismail.
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