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 Sussex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Primary Eyecare Services Limited
- Value
- £1,188,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 044918-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Feb 2025
- Published31 Jul 2025Published 155 days after the contract date
Description
Adult cataract referral, and post-operative pathway The service facilitates the direct referrals between optometrists and secondary care providers and then post-operative care of a cataract patient. The service is provided by accredited local ophthalmic practitioners who have the necessary equipment to facilitate detailed examinations of the eye, as well as the specialist knowledge and skill to counsel and provide advice to patients with cataract. - Ophthalmic practitioners will: • Hold a WOPEC accreditation for cataract. • Attend training events organised by local NHS trusts annually • Be registered with the General Optical Council • Follow NICE Guidelines for management and referral and GOC required procedures The service is available to all persons over 18 residing, or registered with a GP practice, in the Coastal West Sussex area. Intraocular Pressures (IOP) Repeat Readings Service The service assists the Hospital Eye Service in the deflection of unnecessary secondary care referra…
About the supplier
Primary Eyecare Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06722353).