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 Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Primary Eyecare Services Limited SME
- Value
- £49,700
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 008356-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Jan 2026
- Published30 Jan 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract is being awarded under 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 Tuesday 10 February 2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Gloucestershire ICB award decision makers: Gloucestershire ICB Operational Executive NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C. The current incumbent, Primary Eyecare Services (PES), was considered against the 5 key criteria. These criteria are not weighted differently as they are equally important for this service. They are currently meeting all contrac…
About the supplier
Primary Eyecare Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06722353).