Opportunity overview
The Community Urgent & Minor Eye Service is delivered by Community Optometry for patients presenting with acute eye problems and is designed to provide both urgent and routine access, treatment or referral as required. Aims to provide care closer to home for patients, reducing the need to attend A&E or Hospital Eye Service.
Awarded to
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Primary Eyecare Services
Matched by number
- Contract value
- £670k
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 7 Apr 2025
- Award ID
- 062405-2025-1
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-COH 6722353
- Location
- Derby, UKD3, United Kingdom
Classification
- CPV85100000 — Health services
- CPV85160000 — Optician services
Lots
- The service is for people of all ages. Children under 16 years must be accompanied at their appointment by an adult. Services include: • Red eye(s) or eyelid(s) • Dry, gritty or uncomfortable eye(s) • Eye irritation and inflammation • Recent discharge from the eye(s) or watery eye(s) • Recently occurring flashes or floaters • Painful eye(s) • In-growing eyelashes • Recent and sudden loss of vision • Foreign body in the eye / emergency contact lens removal Treatment for the above and onward referral as required. NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB are intending to award the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate activity will be 13000 consultations. This is an existing service intended to award to an existing provider for 31 March 2027 to enable a competitive procurement process to be undertaken in the future.Value not stated