Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
120 The Broadway
London
SW19 1RH
UK
E-mail: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.southwestlondon.icb.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
The Provision of Ophthalmology Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121281
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (NHS SWL ICB) is seeking to appoint a provider for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services across the whole of South West London namely the six boroughs of Richmond, Kingston, Merton, Wandsworth, Sutton and Croydon.
There are two key elements in this ophthalmology pathway for which NHS SWL ICB is looking to commission an appropriate provider(s);
Lot 1 - A Community Eyecare Service to manage and deliver minor eyecare services in community and primary care optometry, and Lot 2 - A Secondary Care Single Point of Referral Management System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Community Eyecare Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121281
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (NHS SWL ICB) is seeking to appoint a provider for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services across the whole of South West London namely the six boroughs of Richmond, Kingston, Merton, Wandsworth, Sutton and Croydon.
Lot 1 - A Community Eyecare Service to manage and deliver minor eyecare services in community and primary care optometry.
The expected contract value for Lot 1 is £1,450,000 per annum. Maximum Total Contract Value is £10, 150,000.
The Contract to be offered to the Recommended Bidder(s) at the end of this Procurement will be for an initial duration of five years, which is intended to run from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2031 with a two-year contract extension up to 31 March 2033.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All Quality Award Criteria are stated in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 62%
Price
/ Weighting:
28%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a two year contract extension option.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Single Point of Referral Management System (SPoR)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121281
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is seeking to appoint a provider for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services across the whole of South West London namely the six boroughs of Richmond, Kingston, Merton, Wandsworth, Sutton and Croydon.
Lot 2 - Single Point of Referral Management System (SPOR)
The expected contract value for Lot 2 is £300,000 per annum. Maximum Total Contract Value is £2,100,000.
The Contract to be offered to the Recommended Bidder(s) at the end of this Procurement will be for an initial duration of five years, which is intended to run from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2031 with a two-year contract extension up to 31 March 2033.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All Quality Award Criteria are stated in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 62%
Price
/ Weighting:
28%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a two year contract extension option
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:
2025/S 000-045592
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Community Eyecare Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2026
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
Waulk Mill, 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 9 895 395.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Single Point of Referral Management System (SPoR)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Moorfields NHS Foundation Trust
162 City Road
London
EC1V 2PD
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 2 100 000.00
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 the two contracts is subject to 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 these awards.
The standstill period begins on the working day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the Relevant Authority by Midnight on 11 February 2026. The contracts have not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award two contracts under the competitive process of PSR.
Representations can be sent to: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
The Award decision was approved by the NHS South West London Integrated Care Board; Contract & Procurement Group (CPaG) based on a recommendation from the procurement evaluation panel.
There were potential conflict of Interests declared by one of the Panel Members which were reviewed by the authorised individual from NHS SWL ICB who assessed them as non-material to any of the Bidders in this procurement and the evaluators were advised to continue in their assigned roles.
The criteria used to award the contracts was mapped to the five Key Criteria as follows: (1) Quality and Innovation: 19.00% (2) Value: 32.00% (3) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 10.00% (4) Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 29.00% (5) Social value: 10.00%.
All scored and Pass/Fail criteria including the Basic Selection Criteria Questionnaire were met.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
120 The Broadway
London
SW19 1RH
UK
E-mail: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2026