Contract award · 13 Mar 2025

Corneal/External Eye Disease Service

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB awarded “Corneal/External Eye Disease Service” to Community Health and Eyecare for £1.

No competitionHealth & social careEast Midlands

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB · Body governed by public law
Value
£1
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2025
  2. Published1 Sep 2025Published 172 days after the contract date

Description

The service is Consultant led and must be provided by Consultant Ophthalmologists specialised in Corneal/ External eye disease, Associate Specialists, Corneal and external eye disease fellows, Corneal specialist nurses, Ophthalmic Practitioners, Specialist Optometrists and Specialist Ophthalmic Photographers. he service will deliver the aim to optimise vision and prevent avoidable visual disability from medical retina disorders by: • making timely and accurate diagnoses • timely investigation and management • providing high quality proactive treatment and care • providing appropriate counselling and psychological support to service users • support Service Users with poor vision • support Service Users with long term conditions • ensuring effective communication between Service Users and service providers Specialised services will be provided in a network model that will build on existing strengths and established networks and shared care practices. This notice is confirmation of award…

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