Official UK procurement notice
Optom Contracts 2026/27 — UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOptometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low Vision
community-based eye care services delivered by accredited optometrists to support patients closer to home and reduce unnecessary referrals to Hospital Eye Services.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Optometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low VisionAwarded
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077aa9
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by more…
providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 07/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.
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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 07/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood South
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derwentside Healthcare Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Optom Contracts 2026/27 · Derwentside Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- 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
- North East North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- S Thomas OpticiansAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.