Official UK procurement notice
Community Specialist Contact Len Service (SCL) - Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership
Authority: NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA specialist contact lens service for the people of Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership. This service provides customised fitting and care for individuals with complex eye conditions or prescriptions that standard lenses cannot address. Using advanced technology such as detailed corneal mapping with up to 350,000 data points, experts can fit specialist lenses including sclerals and rigid gas permeables, supporting conditions such as keratoconus, severe dry eye, and post-surgical corneal changes.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a…Awarded
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.
Community Specialist Contact Len Service (SCL) - Wakefield
The contract is zero value, based on activity. Maximum contract value is £473,000.
Contract Term: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (3+2 years) Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7 April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net .
Decision maker: Wakefield Executive Management Team
Assessment: The service was evaluated against the PSR Key Criteria (weighted equally) using narrative based evidence service review.
There were no conflicts of interests declared.
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
- 24 Mar 2026, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066559- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067318Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7 April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.14 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Rep… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has been formally been awarded under the PSR. Decision maker: Wake… | |
| — | TextII.2.4 | The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime. Community Specialist Contact Len Service (SCL) - Wakefield The contract is zero value, based on activity. Maximum contract value is £473,0… | The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime. Community Specialist Contact Len Service (SCL) - Wakefield The contract is zero value, based on activity. Maximum contract value is £173,4… | |
| — | TextHighest Offer · II.1.7 | — | £173,433 |
2 amendments published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex eye and visioncare LtdSME, Bayfields Y Limited, EYE-DOO OPTICAL LTDSMEjoint award | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026968-2026-1 · Apex eye and visioncare LtdSME, Bayfields Y Limited, EYE-DOO OPTICAL LTDSME
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a… | 3bids | — | — | £0 – £473,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £473,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelMediation body
- WYICB PSR Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Apex Eye and Visioncare LtdAwarded supplier
- Bayfields Y LimitedAwarded supplier
- EYE-DOO OPTICAL LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.