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 Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Primary Eyecare Services Ltd
- Value
- £6,016,920
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Optician services (CPV 85160000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 018386-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 335 days after the contract date
Description
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 2023 Regulations 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 midnight on 12th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 30%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% and Social Value - 10%. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest wer…
About the supplier
Primary Eyecare Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06722353).