Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Northamptonshire ICB
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway
Kettering
NN15 6EY
UK
E-mail: northantsicb.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire
Reference number: C406170
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) invited tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for a Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire to deliver a high quality, integrated safe and patient centred eye screening service utilising the available optometric skills within the community. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NICB and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 217 720.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) invited tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for a Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire to deliver a high quality, integrated safe and patient centred eye screening service utilising the available optometric skills within the community. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NICB and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.<br/>The service will include:<br/>Postoperative Cataract Follow ups<br/>• A post-operative assessment following cataract surgery to be performed by optometrists in optical practices for those people who have uncomplicated surgery and no significant comorbidities specifically requiring a hospital post-operative assessment (i.e. most patients).<br/>• The outcome and dataset required to complete the NOD cataract audit is reported to the surgical provider, as recommended by NICE NG77 and GIRFT.<br/>• Patients with low-risk post-operative issues to be managed by their optometrist<br/><br/>Hydroxychloroquine Screening<br/>• Annual screening of all Northamptonshire patients prescribed Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine and at risk of retinopathy.<br/>• Where appropriate, onward referral to HES including all diagnostic findings.<br/><br/>Stable Glaucoma Monitoring<br/>• Annual monitoring of a fixed cohort of patients diagnosed by the HES as low risk of contracting Glaucoma.<br/>• Where appropriate, onward referral to HES including all diagnostic findings.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/>This contract relates to a new service with the intention to award being made to a new provider.<br/>The contract will commence from 01st August 2026 for 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.<br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £3,217,720.50
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality & Innovation
/ Weighting: 46
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will commence from 01st August 2026 for 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-008235
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Eyecare Services
06722353
Waulk Mill, 51 Bengal Street, Manchester
Manchester
M4 6LN
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 217 720.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 29th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award please contact: northantsicb.procurementnorthants@nhs.net . The award decision has been made by NHS Northamptonshire ICB on 1st April 2026. <br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.<br/><br/>The relative importance of the Key Criteria incorporated within the service was as follows:<br/><br/>1. Quality & Innovation (46.00%)<br/>2. Value (30.00%)<br/>3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability (7.00%)<br/>4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice (7.00%) <br/>5. Social Value (10.00%)<br/><br/>The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the service. <br/><br/>The rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they met all requirements associated with the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, clearly demonstrating their ability to deliver the requirements of the service within their submission, and they ranked as the highest scoring provider, based on their overall Key Criteria score, within this Provider Selection Process.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand,
London,
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.theroyalcourtsofjustice.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2026