Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street
Birmingham
B7 4BN
UK
Contact person: Bernadette Melody
E-mail: bernadette.melody@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bhamcommunity.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
HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider
Reference number: C409794
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85160000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the award of HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider under PSR Urgent Award.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
20 992.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
Main site or place of performance:
HMP Birmingham
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services for HMP Birmingham. <br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.<br/><br/>The dates covered by this contract: 6 months (01 November 2025 until 30 April 2026). <br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is £20,992.50 exc. VAT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the award of HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider under PSR Urgent Award.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the award of HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider under PSR Urgent Award.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
10/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eyecare Mobile Opticians Ltd
05037383
31 St Marys Road Harborne Birmingham
Birmingham
B17 0EY
UK
Telephone: +49 12345678
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
URL: www.eyecaremobileopticians.co.uk
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:
: 20 992.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.<br/><br/>This award was made under an urgent circumstance because Eyecare Mobile Opticians Ltd are our established current HMP GOS Provider and have been for a number of years. We are putting this contract in place now for Contract Compliance purposes. Change in Service right now would result compatibility issues and in technical difficulties. A compliant PSR Competitive procurement process is currently being undertaken to review the market for Providers.<br/><br/>Decision makers in the process:<br/>Deputy Divisional Director<br/>Divisional Finance Manager<br/>Head of Procurement<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest identified among decision makers.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2026