Official UK procurement notice
Wirral Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Authority: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWirral Diabetic Eye Screening Service
CPV: Ophthalmologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The delivery of screening and grading services as part of the Wirral Diabetic Eye…Awarded
The delivery of screening and grading services as part of the Wirral Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. This contract is to be awarded to the existing provider Primary Eye Care (Wirral) Limited which is the commercial arm of the Wirral Local Optical Committee, by following the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award process C. The contract will be awarded for 12 months beginning on the 31st March 2025 with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months. The estimated annual value of the contract is £257,000
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
- 6 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008215- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea23Find 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 (PSR) Regulations 2023. For 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 Midnight on Monday 27th January 2025. 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 avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on Monday 27th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>Representations can be sent in the first instance to carl.lamb@nhs.net<br/>Decision makers included clinicians and Trust business managers. <br/>The relevant importance of the key criteria used by the Trust during the decision process was as follows: Quality & Innovation 30%, Value 20%, Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 10%, Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitation Choice 30%, Social Value 10%.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Eye Care (Wirral) LimitedSMESubcontracting: Service will be delivered by the independent Optoms who make up the membership of the Local Optical Committee and Primary Eye Care (Wirral) Limited | £257,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008215-2025-1 · Primary Eye Care (Wirral) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £257,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Eye Care (Wirral) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.