Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
Provision of Opthalmology
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Opthalmology. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Forensic Eyecare
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:34
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About this tender
In brief
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Opthalmology. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire. The contract went to Forensic Eyecare. It was awarded on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £56,862.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 August 2025. The notice number is 050103-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058b21.
Summary of the contracting process
The Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has completed a procurement process under the Direct Award Process A for the provision of ophthalmology services at HMP Lowdham Grange. This procurement falls under the healthcare services category and is classified with the CPV code 85160000, indicating optician services.
The contract was awarded to Forensic Eyecare Limited, situated in Solihull, under urgent circumstances that made a prior call for competition unnecessary, as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. This procurement process was notably swift, with the contract being signed on 16th July 2025, ensuring immediate continuity of healthcare services in a secure location within region UKF1.
This successful contract with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reflects the potential for future collaborations with public bodies which prioritise service quality and rapid mobilisation under pressing conditions.
The notice in full
Provision of Opthalmology into secure location
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Lowdham to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety.
The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service.
The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Forensic Eyecare
- 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
- £56,862
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
- 050103-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058b21
- CPV code
- 85160000 - Optician services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN15 7PW
- Electoral ward
- Windmill
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Delivery area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Cathy Headland
- Phone
- +44 7892766023
- Address
- Kettering, NN15 7PW · East Midlands · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Forensic Eyecare
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of Opthalmology
Who won the Provision of Opthalmology contract?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Forensic Eyecare on 15 July 2025.
How much is the Provision of Opthalmology contract worth?
The contract value is £56,862.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Opthalmology?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands. The named contact is Cathy Headland, on +44 7892766023.
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