Official UK procurement notice
Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service required is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults who are registered with a GP in the commissioned Places in Cheshire and Merseyside.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place is awarding a 1 year contract via…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place is awarding a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to Specsavers Optical Services Ltd to deliver Adult Hearing Services across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and is a tariff based contract with no guaranteed activity.
This is a existing service being provided by an existing provider.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Apr 2026, 16:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 16:58 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-12F-NYN-Con v1- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fbfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On 18th November 2025 the Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside · Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Specsavers Optical Superstores LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.