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Official procurement procedure
Single Point of Access (SPoA) Eye Care Service
Health services
Ophthalmologicals
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board: "Single Point of Access (SPoA) Eye Care Service". Published status: active. Published value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Market Analytics
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Published history for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 1 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST | Last source update22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationHealth services, Ophthalmologicals | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d14b | ||
What is being bought
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is procuring a Single Point of Access (SPoA) Eye Care Service to provide a clinically led referral management and triage service for ophthalmology referrals across Cheshire and Merseyside. The service will improve referral quality, support patient choice, optimise onward pathways and help reduce unnecessary secondary care demand through a consistent system wide approach.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £2,000,000
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST - Status changed to active
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST - Official notice release published
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST - Submission deadline changed to 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST - Buyer information updated
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£2,000,000NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is undertaking a Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to appoint a single provider to deliver a Single Point of Access (SPoA) Eye Care Service across Cheshire and Merseyside. The service will provide a clinically led referral management and triage function for ophthalmology referrals from primary care, supported by a digital referral platform, with the aim of improving referral quality, ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate clinical pathway, supporting patient choice, reducing unnecessary secondary care demand and improving equitable access to eye care services across Cheshire and Merseyside.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST - Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Contracting authority GB-FTS-84186Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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