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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of secure optician services at their Maghull Health Park site, encompassing Ashworth High Secure Hospital, Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital, and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. The contract, awarded to Specsellers Ltd, will be mobilised from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 with a value of £31,800. The procurement process was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, specifically under Direct Award process C, allowing the contract to be directly awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the existing provider's satisfactory performance and minimal changes to the service.
This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the health services industry, particularly those experienced in providing specialist optician services in secure environments. SMEs with a track record of delivering similar services to vulnerable and high-risk patient populations are well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. The procurement by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust ensures stable and ongoing business for the awarded service provider, which could lead to further business opportunities within the public health sector.
Mersey Care NHS FT intends to contract with Specsellers Ltd. for the provision of optician services to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site. Hospitals covered by the contract will include Ashworth High Secure Hospital (210 beds over 13 impatient wards), Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards) and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit (40 beds over 2 impatient wards). For the new contract, MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2026. The contract value is approximately PS31k. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably.
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