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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £220,547
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 061622-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jun 2026
- Published1 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO) Services for Yeovil District Hospital. <br/><br/>Services to be provided include:<br/>• Deliver ECLO services, in line with the RNIB ECLO Quality Framework and Practice guidelines, to people affected by sight loss, their friends, families and carers<br/>• Establish and maintain effective referral pathways to a wide range of relevant organisations and services and make appropriate onward referrals<br/>• Assist with certification and registration processes in line with Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Certificate of Vision Impairment: Explanatory Notes for Consultant Ophthalmologists and Hospital Eye Clinic Staff in England’<br/>• Promote the ECLO Service as part of the induction process for new clinical staff related to Ophthalmology<br/><br/>The Authority is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. <br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £220,547.00.<br/><br/>The …
About the supplier
Royal National Institute of Blind People (Rnib): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000500).