Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group
120 The Broadway
Wimbledon, London
SW19 1RH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Urgent Eye Care Services in South West London
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service is commissioned from a lead provider (PES) to deliver urgent eye care services from numerous local optical practices. The Service provides initial contact, telephone triage, remote consultations and where necessary face to face assessments and management of recent onset symptomatic or urgent ocular presentations.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £810,725
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
Main site or place of performance
SWL boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service is commissioned to deliver urgent eye care services from numerous local optical practices. The Service provides initial contact, telephone triage, remote consultations and where necessary face to face assessments and management of recent onset symptomatic or urgent ocular presentations. The anticipated outcomes from the service include management within the service ( with patients discharged post management), onward referral to acute care (for patients requiring more complex management), onward referral to another healthcare provider (for patients requiring follow up outside the service). The service will also signpost any patients that do not meet service criteria to the most appropriate service for their needs.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Extreme emergency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority (impact of COVID pandemic).
The contract is being awarded to secure urgently required clinical capacity within primary care for urgent eye conditions. This supports the maintenance of capacity within acute care and within GP practices to manage other conditions due to the pressures that have developed as a consequence of the COVID pandemic.
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Eyecare Services Limited
Waulk Mill, 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £810,725
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 90 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
The whole of the Service will be subcontracted to Optometry practices within SWL, with the lead provider being responsible for contract management, payments, reporting.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contract is being awarded to secure urgently required clinical capacity within primary care for urgent eye conditions. This supports the maintenance of capacity within acute care and within GP practices to manage other conditions due to the pressures that have developed as a consequence of the COVID pandemic.