Official UK procurement notice
Community hearing aids service for age-related hearing loss - C378303
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Sussex has awarded this contract to suitably qualified and experienced providers for the delivery of community-based hearing aid services for adults aged 55 and over. Eligible providers have been accredited to deliver services as part of an AQP multi-provider model. Successful providers have been awarded contracts via Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B.
No minimum activity is guaranteed for accredited providers - each provider's participation depends on patient choice and referral volume.
Individual Provider contracts will be zero value and any payments made will be based on activity performed.
The annual service value total for all current AQP Providers (23/24 outturn) was approx £6.5m. So, for 7 years + 3 year option = £65,000,000.
CPV: ENT or audiologist services · Hearing aids
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (1)
- Patient choice: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- Patient choice: 100
- Price: 0
- Suitability
Conform to the recognised quality assurance tool Improving Quality In Physiological Diagnostic Services (IQIPS). IQIPs accreditation must be achieved (or demonstrate willingness to achieve accreditation within 18 months of contract award).
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
- 11 Apr 2025, 13:25 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C378303- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005871- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05017dFind a Tender
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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Award Decision Makers: Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer, Director of Strategic Commissioning, NHS Sussex ICB Conflicts of Interest: No conflicts of interest have been identified in the awarding of this contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Sept 2025, 12:15 BST
Timeline
1 Jun 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Sept 2025, 12:15 BST
- Notice published276 days ago22 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025- Status changed to active7 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST7 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineDate of submission · II.1.4 | 2 Sept 2025 | 15 Sept 2025 | +13 d |
Submission date for bids has been changed from 2nd September 2025 at 12pm (Noon) to 15th September 2025 at 12pm (Noon). These changes will affect the following sections: II.1.4 II.2.4 IV.2.2 IV.2.7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 11 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audiological Science LimitedSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Modality LLPSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Scrivens Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005871-2026-1 · Audiological Science LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 005871-2026-2 · Modality LLPSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 005871-2026-3 · Scrivens Limited
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 005871-2026-4 · Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
- NHS Sussex ICBReview body
- NHSEMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Audiological Science LtdAwarded supplier
- Modality LLPAwarded supplier
- Scrivens LtdAwarded supplier
- Specsavers Optical Superstores LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria