Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 23 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Ophthalmology Service / Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)

Awarded value£1,086,480published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Primary Eyecare Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice and as such provides notification of the intention of the Authority to enter into a contract for the Community Ophthalmology Service / Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) to be provided to the population of West Essex (and Essex wide) by the incumbent provider, Primary Eyecare Services Limited. The new contract is intended to begin on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2026 with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value of the new contract is £1,086,480 (excl. VAT). Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The service has been in place since 1st April 2021 and has a total cumulative value of approximately £920,455 (excluding the value of this new contract).

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Option to extend for a further year from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 23 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-013129
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04546f Find a Tender

Why no open competition

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Rationale to explain why the proposed contracting arrangements can only be delivered by the existing provider:

The supplier/provider for the MECS is being sought from is Primary EyeCare Services, they are the non-profit organisation of the Essex LOC (Local Ophthalmology Community)
The model is an optometrist-led model delivered by the local optometrists through sub-contractual arrangements with Primary EyeCare Services
PES are the only provider who can deliver this as it’s a coordinating role through which no other provider has those existing arrangements in place with the local optometrists
An alternative provider could not deliver the service as the local optometrists are unlikely to engage with an alternative provider given their relationship with PES
Without a provider to deliver that coordinating role with those existing arrangements, the optometrist-led model could not be delivered
An alternative model for the service is not being considered as it has achieved significant benefits as demonstrated by the outcomes achieved

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,086,4801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Primary Eyecare Services	£1,086,480 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013129-2024-1 · Primary Eyecare Services
Signed
1 Apr 2024
Value
£1,086,480
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Charter House Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6JLContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier06722353 Waulk Mill [2.3] 51 Bengal Street, Manchester, England, Manchester, UK, M4 6LN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.