Official UK procurement notice
Community Ophthalmology Service / Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice and as such provides notification of the intention of the Authority to enter into a contract for the Community Ophthalmology Service / Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) to be provided to the population of West Essex (and Essex wide) by the incumbent provider, Primary Eyecare Services Limited.<br/><br/>The new contract is intended to begin on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2026 with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value of the new contract is £1,086,480 (excl. VAT). Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider.<br/><br/>The service has been in place since 1st April 2021 and has a total cumulative value of approximately £920,455 (excluding the value of this new contract).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 23 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2024, 12:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013129- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04546fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Rationale to explain why the proposed contracting arrangements can only be delivered by the existing provider:<br/><br/>
- The supplier/provider for the MECS is being sought from is Primary EyeCare Services, they are the non-profit organisation of the Essex LOC (Local Ophthalmology Community)<br/>
- The model is an optometrist-led model delivered by the local optometrists through sub-contractual arrangements with Primary EyeCare Services<br/>
- PES are the only provider who can deliver this as it’s a coordinating role through which no other provider has those existing arrangements in place with the local optometrists<br/>
- An alternative provider could not deliver the service as the local optometrists are unlikely to engage with an alternative provider given their relationship with PES<br/>
- Without a provider to deliver that coordinating role with those existing arrangements, the optometrist-led model could not be delivered<br/>
- An alternative model for the service is not being considered as it has achieved significant benefits as demonstrated by the outcomes achieved
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Eyecare Services | £1,086,480 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013129-2024-1 · Primary Eyecare Services
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,086,480
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.