Official UK procurement notice
Low Vision Aids · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe organisation intends to award this contract to an existing provider, following Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process C. The services to be provided under this contract are Low Vision Aid services. The contract will run between 01 April 2025, and 31 March 2026. This contract is an activity based contract, with no set annual contract value, and the provider will be paid set prices per activity carried out as per the Local Prices schedule of the contract.
CPV: Optician services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2025, 09:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Authority reference
C264283/QVV/F3G8L/COMM/PSRC/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009907- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e998Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Award under Direct Award Process C
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by 17th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR. <br/><br/>Representations should be sent to: [email protected]<br/><br/>This award was approved by relevant persons under the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions. There were no conflicts of interest identified in the award process.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract was awarded …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Underwood LtdSME | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007958-2025-1 · Ian Underwood LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ian Underwood LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.