✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 12:56.
Opportunity overview
Optometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low Vision
community-based eye care services delivered by accredited optometrists to support patients closer to home and reduce unnecessary referrals to Hospital Eye Services.
Awarded to
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-077aa9
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
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C.
Contract Start Date: 1/4/2026
Contract End Date: 31/3/2027
Contract Value: £1480
Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.
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
The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. In line with the PSR Regulations, the provider has been assessed against the 5 Key Criteria and has passed and satisfied key requirements identified for the contract.
Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and there were no conflicts of interests identified.
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
091028-2026award, contract ·
2
097857-2026tenderUpdate ·
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 procuring community-based optometry services covering cataract, RIOP and low-vision care. Services are intended to support patients closer to home and reduce unnecessary referrals to Hospital Eye Services.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers able to deliver accredited community optometry services. The specific accreditation standard, service geography, commercial terms and submission arrangements are unknown from the supplied notice.
Key points identified
Accredited optometristsServices are to be delivered by accredited optometrists; the accreditation name and evidence required are unknown.Evidence: "community-based eye care services delivered by accredited optometrists"
Service scopeCataract, RIOP and low-vision optometry services.Evidence: "Optometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low Vision"
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are supplied.
88% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring community-based optometry services covering cataract, RIOP and low-vision care. Services are intended to support patients closer to home and reduce unnecessary referrals to Hospital Eye Services.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers able to deliver accredited community optometry services. The specific accreditation standard, service geography, commercial terms and submission arrangements are unknown from the supplied notice.
Key deliverables
Community-based eye care services
Cataract-related optometry services
RIOP services
Low-vision services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Accredited optometrists
95% confidence
Services are to be delivered by accredited optometrists; the accreditation name and evidence required are unknown.
View supporting evidence
"community-based eye care services delivered by accredited optometrists"
Service scope
98% confidence
Cataract, RIOP and low-vision optometry services.
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"Optometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low Vision"
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Delivery
Delivery model
98% confidence
Community-based eye care services.
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"community-based eye care services"
Delivery geography
95% confidence
Unknown; Sunderland is stated as the buyer location, not expressly as the service delivery location.
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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procurement_method_details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Procedure and access uncertainty
98% confidence
The notice is marked open but describes an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. No submission deadline or participation instructions are supplied, so supplier access to the process is unclear.
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display_status: "open"; procurement_method_details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition"; submission_deadline is null.
Unnamed accreditation
98% confidence
Accreditation is required for optometrists, but the accreditation scheme, level and proof requirements are not stated.
View supporting evidence
"delivered by accredited optometrists".
Incomplete commercial and delivery information
98% confidence
No contract value, term or expressly stated delivery geography is supplied.
View supporting evidence
Value and contract-date fields are null; location is labelled "Buyer location".
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