Awarded· 6 Feb 2025
PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service
University of Glasgow · Glasgow City, Scotland
University of Glasgow has awarded PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Glasgow City.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Optivet Referrals
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:41
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About this tender
In brief
University of Glasgow has awarded PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Glasgow City. The contract went to Optivet Referrals. It was awarded on 6 February 2025. The contract value is £300,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 March 2025. The notice number is 007682-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e904.
Summary of the contracting process
The University of Glasgow has completed the procurement process titled "PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology Service." This contract falls under the industry category of Ophthalmologist services and is situated in the Glasgow region (UKM82). The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, driven by extreme urgency.
Key dates include the contract signing on 6th February 2025, with the contract valued at £300,000 and currently in the active award stage. It is particularly suited for SMEs capable of providing high-quality healthcare services. The tender, awarded to Optivet Referrals Ltd, highlights the need for agile and responsive service providers who can meet urgent healthcare demands.
Organisations with expertise in medical services and a track record of rapid mobilisation would find competing for similar contracts advantageous.
About this tender
PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service. Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service. Optivet Provides an ophthalmology service at the hospital, to support contract for 1 year.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Optivet Referrals
- 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
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £300,000
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
- 007682-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e904
- CPV code
- 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Glasgow City
- Town
- Glasgow
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
- Electoral ward
- Hillhead
- Constituency
- Glasgow North
- Delivery area
- Glasgow City
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Glasgow City
- Area
- West Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- University of Glasgow
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Hannah Dobby
- Address
- Glasgow, G12 8QQ · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Optivet Referrals
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007682-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04e904 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service
Who won the PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service contract?
University of Glasgow awarded the contract to Optivet Referrals on 6 February 2025.
How much is the PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service contract worth?
The contract value is £300,000.
Who is the buyer for PURCH2639 - PPE1002911 Direct Award for the Provision of Ophthalmology service?
University of Glasgow, based in Glasgow City, Scotland. The named contact is Hannah Dobby.
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