Official UK procurement notice
Community Ophthalmology Service on behalf of NHS NNICB
Authority: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission a Community Ophthalmology Service via a Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,618,360
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 (4)
- 1. Quality and Innovation:: 37%
- 2. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20%
- 4. Social Value:: 10%
- 3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability:: 33%
Published award criteria (5)
- 1. Quality and Innovation:: 37
- 2. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20
- 3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability:: 33
- 4. Social Value:: 10
- 5. Value:: 0
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 14:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 20:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C432377- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058724- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606c2Find 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 2023 Regulations 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 3rd July 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/>The award decision has been made by the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB Joint Commissioning Executive Group on the 17th June 2026.<br/><br/>There were no declared perceived conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.<br/><br/>If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award please contact: [email protected]<br/><br/>The relative importance of the Key Criteria incorporated within the service was as follows:<br/>1. Quality and Innovation: 37.00%<br/>2. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20.00%<br/>3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 33.00%<br/>4. Social Value: 10.00%<br/>5. Value: Pass/Fail<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
- 17 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected236 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline190 days ago17 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened190 days ago17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Notice published123 days ago22 Jun 2026, 20:10 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Published value updated to £4,618,36019 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMTwas £1
- Status changed to active19 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST19 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 20:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMMS Healthcare LimitedSME | £4,618,360 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058724-2026-1 · EMMS Healthcare LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Value
- £4,618,360
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EMMS Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.