Official UK procurement notice
Elective Care Ophthalmology & Gastroenterology Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionElective Care Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology Services, including diagnostic endoscopy, for Cheshire and Merseyside ICB patients.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire East Place has awarded a contract via…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire East Place has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver elective care Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology Services across
Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on 1st April 2026, expire 31st March 2027 and has an indicative annual contract value of £1,032,705.
This is an existing service that has been awarded to an existing provider.
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
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-27D-AAV-CON- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039291- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068e2eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
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 do not apply to this award. On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC)SME | £1,032,705 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Elective Care Ophthalmology & Gastroenterology Service · Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC)SME
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,032,705
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Community Health and Eyecare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.