Official UK procurement notice
SEL Minor Eye Care Services Including Ophthalmology Triage
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for ophthalmology triage and optometry services within South East London covering a range of minor eye care conditions and post operative cataracts follow up.
This contract will be awarded to an existing provider (Primary Ophthalmic Solutions) following the direct award process C.
The approximate life time value of the contract is £14,917,000.00 (3 years with an option to extend for 2 more years.
Contract start date: 01 January 2025
Contract end date 31 December 2029
CPV: Ophthalmologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The services include the Minor Eye Care Service (MECS) and the Optometrist Triage ServiceAwarded
The services include the Minor Eye Care Service (MECS) and the Optometrist Triage Service. These are provided under a Single Provider Contract model, which allows the ICB to use Primary Ophthalmic Solutions Limited to work with all optical practices in the area without having to manage individual contracts.
The aim of the Service is to manage as many patients as possible in the primary eye care setting and avoid unnecessary referrals to acute hospital services; thus ensuring patients access timely and appropriate care in their local community.
The Optometrist Triage Service ensures that all ophthalmology referrals are triaged and directed to the most appropriate setting, increasing utilisation of the community service (MECS) and reducing demand and pressure on secondary care. The Optometrist Triage Service also offers advice and guidance to GPs to support management of patients in primary care.
The MECS provides a timely and effective assessment of the needs of a patient presenting with an eye condition. The assessment is undertaken by an accredited optometrist within suitably equipped premises who will manage the patient appropriately and safely. Patients presenting with minor eye conditions are managed by the MECS.
Additional pathways provided by the MECS are:
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Cataract refinement
- Glaucoma refinement
- Paediatric Referral Refinement Scheme / Children's Vision Screening
- Post-op cataract
- Easy eye care pathway
- Optometrist Triage Service (OTS)
Rationale for awarding contract: Current provider of a well established and embedded SEL wide service, including a number of sub-contractors throughout the system. Service provided to a high standard with no concerns or issues.
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
- 15 Nov 2024, 17:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Nov 2024, 17:22 GMT
- Authority reference
PRJ- 2125- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b71dFind 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 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 27.11.2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: 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 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 decision makers by 27.11.2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations can be sent to : hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net Award Decision makers: NHS Southeast London Integrated Care Board. The decision to award the contract was made on 06 November 2024 at the SEL ICB Executive Commitee. key criteria selected (1) Quality and Innovation (2) Value (3) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (4) Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (5) Social value. Each of these criteria applied an equal weighting of 20% - Provider/ICB were able to show good evidence for the above criteria and provider was able to pass all of these.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Ophthalmic SolutionsSEL ICB_Primary Ophthalmic Solutions_MECS_2025 | £14,917,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SEL ICB_Primary Ophthalmic Solutions_MECS_2025 · Primary Ophthalmic Solutions
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2024
- Value
- £14,917,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS South East London ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Ophthalmic SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.