Official UK procurement notice
Single Point of Access (SPoA) Eye Care Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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.
CPV: Health services · Ophthalmologicals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is undertaking a Competitive…RenewalPublished value£2,000,000
NHS 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.
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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).
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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).
- Suitability
As per the requirements set out in the ITT, including meeting the requirements set out in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ), supplementary SQ, technical and financial criteria and system demo requirements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CMICB/H/2627/16- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069379- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As set out in the Service Specification and the NHS Terms and Conditions included within the ITT pack.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
22 Jul 2026 → 31 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Notice published98 days ago22 Jul 2026, 19:03 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened61 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 33 days1 Dec 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 64 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria