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 Thames Valley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Eye Academy (Richmond) Ltd
- Value
- £795,424
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 080868-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2026
- Published25 Aug 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a Community Ophthalmology Service covering the East Berkshire geography - diagnosing and treating specific ophthalmic conditions, which do not require treatment in secondary care, but beyond the core Primary Care Contract. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the initial 12-month contract term is £397,712 The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is £397,712. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value is £795,424 The contract period will commence on 01 October 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that The Eye Academy (Richmond) Ltd. have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: they provided al…
About the supplier
The Eye Academy (Richmond) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04317626).