Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Primary Eyecare Services Limited SME
- Value
- £570,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 007340-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jan 2026
- Published27 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (PSR). The contract will be a block contract commencing 10 February 2026 - 9 February 2028. This is a new service, and a new provider of such service in Mid and South Essex. Scope and Responsibilities The Integrator will: • Validate pupil numbers and financial assumptions during mobilisation. • Establish IT systems and reporting mechanisms. • Engage schools to promote service uptake. • Recruit and train subcontractors (optometrists). • Ensure delivery of annual sight tests for pupils in special education schools across Essex. Contractual Framework • The Integrator contract will use the Standard NHS Contract (short form), covering all performance and risk requirements. • Subcontractor agreements will be governed by the General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) Contract, per the national model. • Delivered under a block funding model, capped at NHS Engla…
About the supplier
Primary Eyecare Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06722353).