Official UK procurement notice
BNSSG_C309406_2026-2027_Specsavers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialities. The service required for the registered population of the NHS commissioning organisation is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults with no contraindications who have suspected or diagnosed hearing loss. The contract has been awarded for one year from 01/04/2026 with no provision for extension included.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialities
- Community Hearing test services including provision of hearing aids
CPV: ENT or audiologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service required for the registered population of the NHS commissioning…Awarded
The service required for the registered population of the NHS commissioning organisation is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults with no contraindications who have suspected or diagnosed hearing loss. The service should include some flexibility to provide later evening and/or weekend appointments outside of regular working hours (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).
This specification does not cover services for people with these contraindications who should continue to be referred by GP referral to the appropriate service as they may require more specialist intervention.
The Adult Hearing Service will consist of:
- Hearing needs assessment;
- Development of a personalised care plan;
- Provision and fitting of hearing aids, where clinically appropriate and agreed with the service user;
- Appropriate hearing rehabilitation, for example service user information; hearing therapy;
- Information on and signposting to any relevant communication/social support services;
- Follow-up to assess whether needs have been met;
- Aftercare service for up the effective life of the user's aid(s), including advice, maintenance and review.
- Discharge from hearing assessment and fitting pathway;
- Provision for service user complaints and feedback to the Provider.
The overall service should be carried out in accordance with best practice and guidelines.
The award has been made following Direct Award Process B..
This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value.
The contract has been awarded for one year from 01/04/2026 with no provision for extension included
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
BNSSG_C309406_2026-2027_Specsavers · Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
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
- 5 Nov 2026, 11:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 11:52 GMT
- Authority reference
C309406- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105113- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The procurement has been conducted in line with Right to Choose requirements.
Publisher note: Award Decision made by - Niall Mitchell, Deputy head of Acute Contracts (Acute and Mental Health) No conflicts of interest were identified or declared during the process 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.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Specsavers Hearcare Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.