Official UK procurement notice
Ophthalmology Services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Authority: NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA contract has been awarded following a direct award process B in accordance with Regulation 8 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of community-based consultant led Ophthalmology services for patients in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).
CPV: Ophthalmologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a community-based consultant led ophthalmology service to enhance patient…Awarded
Provision of a community-based consultant led ophthalmology service to enhance patient choice for the prompt diagnosis, assessment, and treatment where necessary of ophthalmology conditions, including:
- Cataract (including Immediate Sequential Bi-Lateral Cataract Surgery)
- Cornea
- External Eye Disease
- Glaucoma
- Laser Yag capsulotomy
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Not otherwise specified
- Oculoplastics/orbits/lacrimal
- Oncology (established diagnosis)
- Vitreoretinal
- Medical Retina excluding Wet ARMD and Diabetic referrals from the screening service.
A contract has been awarded following a direct award process B in accordance with Regulation 8 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Contract period: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Duration: 3 years
This is a zero based contract, based on historical activity the total spend is anticipated to be £5.94m.
Previous Contract Award Notice 2025/S 000-020544
This notice has been published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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
- 17 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
- Authority reference
ICB PROC065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035237- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068561Find 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) 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award . The contract award was approved by BSW ICB Commissioning Committee in accordance with ICB Delegated Financial Limits (DFLs). No conflicts of interest were declared at the time of contract award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SpaMedica LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.