Official UK procurement notice
Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services
Authority: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are acting on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB). The ICB intends to follow the Direct Award C process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023 for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services with CPV Code 85160000 - Optician Services
CPV: Optician services
The lotProcurement structure
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Intention to Award Notice for Direct Award C Process for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services for Staffordshire and Stoke - on - Trent Integrated Care Board.
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are acting on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB). The ICB intends to follow the Direct Award C process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023 for the Provision of Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services with CPV code 85160000 - Optician services.
The Direct Award C process involves awarding a contract to provider(s) without running a competitive process, because the relevant authority (SSOT ICB) confirms that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract.
The new contract will run from 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2027, and the estimated lifetime value of the new contract is £1,310,975.00 (this is an activity-based contract).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 15:08 GMT
- Authority reference
CMT 1217- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068617- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d3eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award C under PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award notice. The award of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement was approved by the ICB at their Finance and Performance Committee on 5th August 2025. The ICB have reviewed the performance of the provider against the key criteria and are satisfied that the provider meets the requirements of the current contract. The ICB is also satisfied that the provider will continue to meet the requirements of the new contract. No conflicts of interest were identified or declared. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight of 1st October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an Intention to Award under the Provider Selection Regime. Representations should be made via email to: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2025, 15:08 GMT
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The date of contract awar…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Eyecare Services | £1,310,975 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare Services · Primary Eyecare Services
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,310,975
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Community Minor & Urgent Eyecare ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Eyecare Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.