Official UK procurement notice
HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider
Authority: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCorrigendum Notice to highlight that this contract includes the option to extend.<br/><br/>The original contract covers the 6 month period from 01 November until 30 April 2026.<br/><br/>The option to extend is on a monthly basis in the period from 01 May 2026 to 31 October 2026 (up to 6 months total). <br/><br/>We have included this option to extend to ensure that there are no gaps in service and ongoing mobilisation between this contract and our new planned contract is managed well.
CPV: Optician services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services for HMP BirminghamAwarded
This is for the Provision of Ophthalmology Services for HMP Birmingham. <br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.<br/><br/>The dates covered by this contract: 6 months (01 November 2025 until 30 April 2026). <br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is £20,992.50 exc. VAT. Additional information: This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the award of HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider under PSR Urgent Award.
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
- 26 Mar 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 09:47 BST
- Authority reference
C434798- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0674d2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the award of HMP GOS Birmingham - Current Provider under PSR Urgent Award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.<br/><br/>This award was made under an urgent circumstance because Eyecare Mobile Opticians Ltd are our established current HMP GOS Provider and have been for a number of years. We are putting this contract in place now for Contract Compliance purposes. Change in Service right now would result compatibility issues and in technical difficulties. A compliant PSR Competitive procurement process is currently being undertaken to review the market for Providers.<br/><br/>Decision makers in the process:<br/>Deputy Divisional Director<br/>Divisional Finance Manager<br/>Head of Procurement<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest identified among decision makers.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Corrigendum Notice to highlight that this contract includes the option to extend.The original contract covers the 6 month period from 01 November until 30 April 2026.The option to extend is on a monthly basis in the period from 01 May 2026 to 31 October 2026 (up to 6 months total).We have included this option to extend to ensure that there are no gaps in service and ongoing mobilisation between th…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyecare Mobile Opticians LtdSME | £20,993 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027803-2026-1 · Eyecare Mobile Opticians LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- £20,993
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eyecare Mobile Opticians LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.