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Published 15 Dec 2023, 11:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lead Provider of Community Ophthalmology Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,170,625exc. VAT9.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Feb 2024awarded 20 Dec 2024
Awarded to Moorfields Eye Hospital NHSFT

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Central London Integrated Care Board is procuring a Lead Provider of Community Ophthalmology Services.

This contract represents a unique opportunity to

•Deliver a Single Point of Access (SPoA) with clinical triage to ensure the appropriateness of referrals and improve referral quality

•Manage community ophthalmology services on behalf of NCL ICB

•Develop a population health approach to ensure equity of access to services, tackle inequalities and improve population health outcomes

•Work in partnership with the ICB on market shaping including possible development of new and innovative community-based pathways.

The contract does not require face to face services so can be delivered remotely but must be delivered in the UK and no data processed outside of the UK.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1North Central London (NCL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a lead provider of…Awarded

North Central London (NCL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a lead provider of ophthalmology and optometry pathways service via tender.

NCL ICB is responsible for patients registered with an NHS GPs or unregistered with a GP but residing the following boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

This contract represents a unique opportunity to

•Deliver a Single Point of Access (SPoA) with clinical triage to ensure the appropriateness of referrals and improve referral quality

•Manage community ophthalmology services on behalf of NCL ICB

•Develop a population health approach to ensure equity of access to services, tackle inequalities and improve population health outcomes

•Work in partnership with the ICB on market shaping including possible development of new and innovative community-based pathways.

The contract does not require face to face services so can be delivered remotely but must be delivered in the UK and no data processed outside of the UK.

Delivery: London · North Central London ICB
Extensions: The contract may be extended for an additional period of 1 Year at the sole discretion of the authorityVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Dec 2023, 11:20 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 23:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
PRJ 1305
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006488
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425f2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
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Submission deadline
5 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Feb 2024 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 23:46 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2025, 23:46 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Feb 2025, 23:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,864,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHSFT£2,864,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

North Central London Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QMJ 4th Floor , 250 Euston Road,, LONDON, London, NW1 2PGContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS London Commercial HubReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria