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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Primary Eye Care Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £36,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 078804-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 May 2025
- Published2 Dec 2025Published 210 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of an Easy Eyecare Service (Learning Disability & Autism in Optometry). The service provides the necessary reasonable adjustments for patients who would not be able to undergo a standard eye test. Adjustments include pre-appointments visits, completion of a functional vision assessment, and longer appointment time. Start Date: 1 April 2025 End Date: 31 March 2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £36,000. The ICB are intending to formally award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
Primary Eye Care Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06722353).