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 Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC), SpaMedica, New Medical Systems Limited (T/A 'Newmedica'), The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Value
- £0.04 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 048552-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2025
- Published13 Aug 2025Published 147 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023, through exercising the use of Direct Award B, Patient Choice Services, are looking to award contracts for the provision of Cataract and YAG Laser Services. Cataracts are opacifications in the natural lens that can make vision blurred or misty. Over time the opacifications become denser, and vision gets worse. The cloudier the lens becomes, the more the person's sight will be affected. Once cataracts start interfering with daily activities such as reading or driving, surgery is usually recommended. According to "UK Vision Strategy 2020" sight loss is now a major health issue, affecting about two million people in the UK. Cataract surgery is a common procedure that involves removing the cloudy lens (cataract) and replacing it with a new, artificial lens (known as an intraocular lens) to restore clear vision. YAG (capsulotomy) laser treatment …
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of Cataract and YAG Laser Services | Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC) | £0 |
| Provision of Cataract and YAG Laser Services | SpaMedica | £0 |
| Provision of Cataract and YAG Laser Services | New Medical Systems Limited (T/A 'Newmedica') | £0 |
| Provision of Cataract and YAG Laser Services | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | £0 |
About the suppliers
Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC): every public contract they have won.
SpaMedica: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06644293).
New Medical Systems Limited (T/A 'Newmedica'): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06211226).
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.