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Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

Awarded to

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Ocular Outcomes Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£585.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Mar 2026
Award ID
022894-2026-1
Status
active
Location
York, UKE21, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121281 — Ophthalmologist services

Lots

  • The Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) provides urgent assessment, and treatment for sudden onset eye problems such as flashes, floaters, vision loss or minor eye injuries, for residents of Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes.<br/>The service aims to reduce pressure on GPs and hospital eye departments by delivering care locally through optical practices, using remote and face-to-face consultations as appropriate. <br/>Patients can self-present or be referred by other healthcare providers. The service is available to adults and children aged 2+ registered with a BLMK GP, as well as eligible residents not registered with a local GP.<br/>Initial telephone triage is followed by remote or in-person assessment, with rapid access to specialist advice and guidance. <br/><br/>BLMK ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C for the following: <br/><br/>Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)<br/><br/>The contract is for a period of 1 year from 1st April 2026. <br/><br/>The expected lifetime value of the contract is £585,471.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0669a1
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 25th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded: this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any written representations should be sent to agem.blmkicb.tntracker@nhs.net.<br/><br/>The BLMK ICB Chiefs (Executives) gave approval of this in September 2025 at the scheduled Chiefs (Executives) Meeting. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with the ICB’s Conflicts of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85121281
Description
Ophthalmologist services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) provides urgent assessment, and treatment for sudden onset eye problems such as flashes, floaters, vision loss or minor eye injuries, for residents of Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes.<br/>The service aims to reduce pressure on GPs and hospital eye departments by delivering care locally through optical practices, using remote and face-to-face consultations as appropriate. <br/>Patients can self-present or be referred by other healthcare providers. The service is available to adults and children aged 2+ registered with a BLMK GP, as well as eligible residents not registered with a local GP.<br/>Initial telephone triage is followed by remote or in-person assessment, with rapid access to specialist advice and guidance. <br/><br/>BLMK ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C for the following: <br/><br/>Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)<br/><br/>The contract is for a period of 1 year from 1st April 2026. <br/><br/>The expected lifetime value of the contract is £585,471.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH25

Delivery Location

Description
UKH24 - Bedford<br/>UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire<br/>UKH21 - Luton<br/>UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-154335

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Address

Street Address
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands
Locality
Bedfordshire
Region
UKH25
Postal Code
SG17 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Ocular Outcomes Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-177176

Identifier

Legal Name
Ocular Outcomes Ltd

Address

Locality
York
Region
UKE21
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-FTS-130973

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody
reviewContactPoint

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
022894-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-177176
Name
Ocular Outcomes Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
022894-2026-1
Award ID
022894-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
2 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
585,471
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedfordshire · UKH25 · SG17 5TQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH25

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022894-2026award, contract ·