Awarded· 16 Jan 2025
Ophthalmology
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Basildon, East of England
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Ophthalmology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Aces
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:18
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Ophthalmology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon. The contract went to Aces. It was awarded on 16 January 2025. The contract value is £1,583,916.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 October 2025. The notice number is 069009-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d55d.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process detailed in this document involves NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) awarding a contract for ophthalmology services, classified under the health services category, to providers within the region UKH3. The awarded contract spans from 1st July 2025 to 31st March 2028, following the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
This award follows a direct award process without a prior call for competition, ensuring services under patient choice provision. The procurement stage is at the 'award' phase, with the contract effectively active, and the formal signing occurred on 16th January 2025. Notably, the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board's Main Board authorises the contract, indicating a structured governance framework in place.
The contract value, estimated at £1,583,916, highlights substantial engagement potential for businesses capable of delivering high-standard healthcare services under predefined guidelines. Suppliers interested in participating in such contracts should ensure compliance with the Patient Choice and Provider Selection Regime requirements to optimise eligibility and service delivery prospects in this thriving sector.
The notice in full
The ICB Commissioners in NHS Mid and South Essex wish to provide their patients with a choice of providers who can deliver high quality Ophthalmology services and care in accordance with the terms of this agreement and in particular all relevant Guidance. The service provided under this notice will be for Services under patient choice provision.
The contract is awarded noting that the values published are purely indicative based on past activity. In adherence with Patient Choice and PSR requirements, following a 'Self Declaration' Accreditation process contracts are awarded for a three-year term to the existing ISPs under PSR DAP B.
This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply. The contract is awarded noting that the values published are purely indicative based on past activity.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The service provided under this notice will be for Ophthalmology Services under patient choice provision. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply. The services will be delivered between the 01st July 2025 and the 31st March 2028.
The providers are an existing provider of Acute Services to the NHS MSE ICB.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Aces
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,583,916
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
- 069009-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d55d
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Basildon
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Electoral ward
- Fryerns
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Delivery area
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Essex Thames Gateway
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Esther Pettigew
- Address
- Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Aces
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Ophthalmology
Who won the Ophthalmology contract?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Aces on 16 January 2025.
How much is the Ophthalmology contract worth?
The contract value is £1,583,916.
Who is the buyer for Ophthalmology?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Basildon, East of England. The named contact is Esther Pettigew.
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