Official UK procurement notice
Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub - Cov & Warks and Herf & Worcs ICBs
Authority: NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB in conjunction with NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB sought providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide an Ophthalmology Co-ordination Service Hub.
The Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub (OCS) will support the system-wide approach to the management for all non-emergency (routine and urgent) ophthalmology referrals from community Optometry practices across Coventry and Warwickshire. The OCS will provide a single point of access, administering all incoming referrals from community Optometrists, offering patients a choice of providers in accordance with patient choice regulations, and submitting onward referrals to secondary care (accredited independent sector or NHS provision).
The OCS supports the streamlining of ophthalmology referrals across the ICS, reducing delays to patients being referred from the community to secondary care and freeing up primary care capacity. For every routine and urgent referral, the service will provide patients with choice of access based on the referring condition, supporting patients being seen by the right person, in the right place, the first time.
The service will not undertake clinical triage of incoming referrals.
- No preliminary market engagement: Please note that the preliminary market engagement has been carried out, please see previous notice reference ocds-h6vhtk-05d0f2
CPV: Administrative healthcare services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,536,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care BoardAwardedRenewalPublished value£752,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care BoardAwardedRenewalPublished value£784,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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 (9)
- Service Delivery: 28%
- Equality Diversity & Human Rights: 8%
- Reporting: 4%
- Governance: 8%
- Workforce: 10%
- Information Governance: 6%
- Mobilisation: 6%
- Financial Model Templates: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (9)
- Service Delivery
- Equality Diversity & Human Rights
- Reporting
- Governance
- Workforce
- Information Governance
- Social Value
- Mobilisation
- Financial Model Templates
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 13:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C408448- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012893- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f0cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published254 days ago12 Feb 2026, 13:14 GMT
- Clarification questions by239 days ago27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline229 days ago9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by176 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent135 days ago11 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published135 days ago11 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
- Standstill ends122 days ago23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 13:14 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Jun 2026, 15:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board1 award | |||
| SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE GP LIMITEDNHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB OCS Hub1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: The commissioner may extend the contract for up to a further 2 years at their sole discretion | £679,808 | 4 Jun 2026standstill to 23 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board1 award | |||
| SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE GP LIMITEDNHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board OCS Hub1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the commissioner | £783,740 | 4 Jun 2026standstill to 23 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE GP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender