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NHSE986 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North East and Cumbria - CP

Optician services
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published3
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "NHSE986 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North East and Cumbria - CP". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
98.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
REFERRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 420 active published awards; 389 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
REFERRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED1 win£2,954,500
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
Last source update7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationOptician services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056bf4
What is being bought
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in the North East and North Cumbria. Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026 Contract End Date: 30 November 2029 The contract term is for an period of 3 years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    27 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    27 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    27 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  7. Status changed to published status
    4 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    4 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
  9. Status changed to planned
    4 Aug 2025, 09:34 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    4 Aug 2025, 09:34 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    4 Aug 2025, 09:34 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - North Cumbria
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in North Cumbria. Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026 Contract End Date: 30 November 2029 The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Annual Contract value: £26,874 (Total value over 3 year Term: £134,369) This is a New Service. Additional information: The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle Gateshead
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle Gateshead. Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026 Contract End Date: 30 November 2029 The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Annual Contract value: £277,910 (Total value over 3 year Term: £1,386,552) This is a New Service.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3 - Durham and Tees and Sunderland
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Durham and Tees and Sunderland. Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026 Contract End Date: 30 November 2029 The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Annual Contract value: Annual Contract value: £283,221 (Total value over 3 year Term: £1,416,104) This is a New Service.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £134,369
  7. Contract active
    Signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,386,552
  8. Contract active
    Signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,416,104
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
FCJ Opticals Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
FCJ Opticals Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
FCJ Opticals Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1 - North Cumbria
£134,369 · signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 - Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle Gateshead
£1,386,552 · signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 3 - Durham and Tees and Sunderland
£1,416,104 · signed 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
highestValidBidValue: 1416104
lowestValidBidValue: 134369
bids: 3 (lot 1)
bids: 3 (lot 2)
bids: 3 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authority GB-NHS-QHM
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  • NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
    buyer

    GB-NHS: QHM
    Sunderland, UKC
    necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

  • FCJ Opticals Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 10034787
    9 Grenfell Drive, Bradford, UKD, BD3 7EN

  • NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
    reviewBody

    Sunderland
    necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
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