✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 11:45.
Opportunity overview
"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test
The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening. This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye Service
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Awarded to
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
QHM-2024-2672
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026
Contract End Date: 31/03/2028
Contract Value: Children's Vision Screening £15,005
Glaucoma Repeat Readings (GRR) Service) £2,200
Chief Operating Officer
Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood South
Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood
Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood Central
Medical Director
Director of Population Health
Director of Policy and Stakeholder Affairs
Director of Finance Neighbourhood Health
Chief Medical Officer
Director of Medicines and Pharmacy Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood
Newcastle Gateshead and GPOD
Buyer, suppliers and contacts
Organisation 1
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-QHM
Identifier
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
QHM
Scheme
GB-NHS
Address
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
087177-2026award, contract ·
2
097778-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking primary eye-care services covering glaucoma repeat readings for patients with intraocular pressure above 24 mmHg and referral, management and treatment of children with suspected amblyopia after school screening. The notice is displayed as open, but its procedure metadata says award without prior competition; no submission deadline is supplied.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers of community/primary eye-care clinical services with evidenced capability in the stated glaucoma and paediatric amblyopia pathways. Supplier eligibility, credentials and submission requirements are not stated.
Key points identified
Glaucoma serviceProvide a Glaucoma Repeat Reading service for patients with IOP greater than 24 mmHg identified during routine GOS or private sight testing.Evidence: "To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test"
Suspected amblyopia pathwayProvide referral, management and treatment for children with suspected amblyopia following school screening.Evidence: "The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening."
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are supplied.
84% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking primary eye-care services covering glaucoma repeat readings for patients with intraocular pressure above 24 mmHg and referral, management and treatment of children with suspected amblyopia after school screening. The notice is displayed as open, but its procedure metadata says award without prior competition; no submission deadline is supplied.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers of community/primary eye-care clinical services with evidenced capability in the stated glaucoma and paediatric amblyopia pathways. Supplier eligibility, credentials and submission requirements are not stated.
Key deliverables
Glaucoma Repeat Reading service for patients identified with IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test.
Referral, management and treatment of children with suspected amblyopia following school screening.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Glaucoma service
98% confidence
Provide a Glaucoma Repeat Reading service for patients with IOP greater than 24 mmHg identified during routine GOS or private sight testing.
View supporting evidence
"To provide an Glaucoma Repeat Reading service, where a patient is identified as having an IOP greater than 24 mmHg during a routine GOS or private sight test"
Suspected amblyopia pathway
98% confidence
Provide referral, management and treatment for children with suspected amblyopia following school screening.
View supporting evidence
"The service provides for the referral, management and treatment of children who have suspected amblyopia following school screening."
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
100% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service setting
67% confidence
Primary/community eye-care pathway implied; exact delivery location and setting are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Title: "Primary Eyecare Services Limited"; description refers to routine GOS/private sight tests and avoiding Hospital Eye Service visits.
Geographic delivery area
99% confidence
Unknown. Buyer location is Sunderland, United Kingdom, but this is not stated as the service location.
View supporting evidence
Location supplied as "Buyer location", Sunderland, UKC23.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Display status
100% confidence
Open.
View supporting evidence
display_status: "open".
Procurement method
100% confidence
Limited.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method: "limited".
Procedure detail
100% confidence
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Submission deadline
100% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Status and procedure inconsistency
99% confidence
The notice is displayed as open, while the procedure is described as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The supplied data does not resolve whether supplier competition or submission is available.
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display_status: "open"; procurement_method_details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition"; submission_deadline is null.
Missing submission information
100% confidence
No submission deadline or tender start date is supplied.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline and tender_start_at are null.
Missing commercial and term information
100% confidence
No contract value, currency, start date or end date is supplied.
View supporting evidence
value_min, value_max, currency, contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Scope boundary uncertainty
94% confidence
The description states that the amblyopia pathway eliminates a Hospital Eye Service visit, but does not define clinical governance, referral criteria beyond suspected amblyopia, volumes, or the exact delivery model.
View supporting evidence
"This eliminates the requirement for a visit to the Hospital Eye Service"; no supporting documents supplied.
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