Official UK procurement notice
WPL07181 - Glaucoma Ophthalmology Insourcing
Authority: University Hospital Southampton (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service delivers a fully managed insourced clinical service for Glaucoma follow-up patients at University Hospital Southampton, operating directly from Trust sites. The service combines weekend on-site diagnostic clinics with virtual consultant reviews to assess up to 3,904 patients over an initial four-month period.
CPV: Ophthalmologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:44 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:44 BST
- Authority reference
WPL07181- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094999- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078349Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
- Review procedure
This contract was awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement in accordance with the terms of that framework and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. There is no statutory standstill period or representation process under the PSR for this call-off award. Any formal challenge must be made in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules to the High Court of England and Wales.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The decision makers: Trust Clinical and Commercial & Procurement support functions. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Week Support Limited | £688,314 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 094999-2026-WPL07181-1 · 18 Week Support Limited
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- £688,314
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 18 Week Support LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.