Official UK procurement notice
Community Eye Care Services in Northamptonshire
Authority: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,235,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 46%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 7%
- Value: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 46
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 7
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 7
- Social Value: 10
- Value: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 17:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C406170- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099363- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0e9Find a Tender
Publisher note: 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: [email protected] . 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.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 21 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Next notice expected316 days ago10 Dec 2025
- Submission deadline239 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened239 days ago25 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until118 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 day ago21 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Published value published: £3,235,00029 Jan 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Status changed to active29 Jan 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Jan 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT29 Jan 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 17:43 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Oct 2026, 11:22 BST
Published amendments (1)
This contract has now been formally awarded and signed following following conclusion of the standstill period under PSR 2023.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Eyecare Services | £3,217,721 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035402-2026-1 · Primary Eyecare Services
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,217,721
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Eyecare ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.