Community Eye Care Services Contract £3.217M Award Northamptonshire

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Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire

• NHS Northamptonshire ICB F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035402

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e9

Published 17 April 2026, 5:43pm

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Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Northamptonshire ICB

Haylock House, Kettering Parkway

Kettering

NN15 6EY

Email

northantsicb.procurementnorthants@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb

Buyer's address

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire

Reference number

C406170

two.1.2) Main CPV code

Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) invited tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for a Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire to deliver a high quality, integrated safe and patient centred eye screening service utilising the available optometric skills within the community. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NICB and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,217,720.50

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) invited tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for a Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire to deliver a high quality, integrated safe and patient centred eye screening service utilising the available optometric skills within the community. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NICB and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.
The service will include:
Postoperative Cataract Follow ups
• A post-operative assessment following cataract surgery to be performed by optometrists in optical practices for those people who have uncomplicated surgery and no significant comorbidities specifically requiring a hospital post-operative assessment (i.e. most patients).
• The outcome and dataset required to complete the NOD cataract audit is reported to the surgical provider, as recommended by NICE NG77 and GIRFT.
• Patients with low-risk post-operative issues to be managed by their optometrist

Hydroxychloroquine Screening
• Annual screening of all Northamptonshire patients prescribed Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine and at risk of retinopathy.
• Where appropriate, onward referral to HES including all diagnostic findings.

Stable Glaucoma Monitoring
• Annual monitoring of a fixed cohort of patients diagnosed by the HES as low risk of contracting Glaucoma.
• Where appropriate, onward referral to HES including all diagnostic findings.

This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.
This contract relates to a new service with the intention to award being made to a new provider.
The contract will commence from 01st August 2026 for 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £3,217,720.50

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality & Innovation / Weighting: 46

Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract will commence from 01st August 2026 for 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2026/S 000-008235

Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 April 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Primary Eyecare Services

Waulk Mill, 51 Bengal Street, Manchester

Manchester

M4 6LN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKD3 - Greater Manchester

National registration number

06722353

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,217,720.50

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,217,720.50

Section six. Complementary information

six.3) 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 29th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.

If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award please contact: northantsicb.procurementnorthants@nhs.net. The award decision has been made by NHS Northamptonshire ICB on 1st April 2026.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.

The relative importance of the Key Criteria incorporated within the service was as follows:

1. Quality & Innovation (46.00%)
2. Value (30.00%)
3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability (7.00%)
4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice (7.00%)
5. Social Value (10.00%)

The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the service.

The rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they met all requirements associated with the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, clearly demonstrating their ability to deliver the requirements of the service within their submission, and they ranked as the highest scoring provider, based on their overall Key Criteria score, within this Provider Selection Process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Strand,

London,

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.theroyalcourtsofjustice.com