Awarded· 5 Jun 2025
P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services · Carmarthenshire, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services has awarded P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Carmarthenshire.
Source: Sell2Wales, published 27 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Spamedica
2025
Award notice published
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 16:07
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services has awarded P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Carmarthenshire. The contract went to Spamedica. It was awarded on 5 June 2025. The awarded value is £2,447,530.
Sell2Wales published it on 27 June 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-kuma6s-152520.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process conducted by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services has concluded with the awarding of a contract for the outsourcing of ophthalmology services, specifically cataract procedures. This initiative, titled "P0309 – HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services," aims to meet Welsh Government targets for referral to treatment times and reduce waiting lists. The procurement falls under the services category, with a primary focus on ophthalmologist services.
The sourcing was done through a mini competition leveraging the NHS Wales Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services. Awarded on 27th June 2025, the contract valued at £2,447,530, was signed with Spamedica Ltd on 5th June 2025. The procurement process was competitive, with five bids submitted, and the location of service delivery is centred around Carmarthen.
This contract highlights the growing trend towards outsourcing medical services to reduce patient wait times and improve access to healthcare, signalling potential market expansion for relevant service providers.
The notice in full
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract to deliver an Outsourced Ophthalmology solution for cataracts procedures. The Health Board have been allocated funds this year to deliver the upon Welsh Government (WG) targets with regards to referral to treatment times (RTT) and reducing waiting list initiatives (WLI).
A prime concern for the Health Board is to treat patients as close to home as possible and therefore deliver outsourcing solutions as close to the Health Board's boundaries as possible. Also, experience of assessing patient willingness to travel has strongly indicated that closer locations will likely have a higher uptake.The Health Board require an outsourced package for an estimated volume of up to 2,300 cases for ophthalmic cataracts procedures.
Full packages of care are expected to be delivered, to include Pre-Assessment, treatment, and follow-up, as necessary.The contract was initiated utilising NHS Wales's Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1a Outsourcing via a mini competition. The framework includes twelve (12) potential providers who had achieved inclusion onto the framework following a compliant qualification process for outsourcing of ophthalmology specialities.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Awarded to
- Spamedica
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Sell2Wales
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Awards value
- £2,447,530
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: tender, lots, awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-152520
- CPV code
- 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Town
- Swansea
- Postcode
- SA31 3BB
- Electoral ward
- Carmarthen Town West
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- South West Wales
- Area
- Mid and South West Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Josh Wood
- Phone
- +44 1633831530
- Address
- Carmarthen, SA31 3BB · Wales · Wales
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Spamedica
- Awardee scale
- Not stated
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £2,447,530
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services
Who won the P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services awarded the contract to Spamedica on 5 June 2025.
How much is the P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services contract worth?
The awarded value is £2,447,530.
Who is the buyer for P0309 - HDD-MIN-59020 Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Services?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services, based in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The named contact is Josh Wood, on +44 1633831530.
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