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 Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- SpaMedica Ltd
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 035237-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Feb 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published 66 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a community-based consultant led ophthalmology service to enhance patient choice for the prompt diagnosis, assessment, and treatment where necessary of ophthalmology conditions, including: • Cataract (including Immediate Sequential Bi-Lateral Cataract Surgery) • Cornea • External Eye Disease • Glaucoma • Laser Yag capsulotomy • Neuro-ophthalmology • Not otherwise specified • Oculoplastics/orbits/lacrimal • Oncology (established diagnosis) • Vitreoretinal • Medical Retina excluding Wet ARMD and Diabetic referrals from the screening service. A contract has been awarded following a direct award process B in accordance with Regulation 8 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Contract period: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 Duration: 3 years This is a zero based contract, based on historical activity the total spend is anticipated to be £5.94m. Previous Contract Award Notice 2025/S 000-020544 This notice has been published by NHS South, Central…
About the supplier
SpaMedica Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06644293).