Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Yorkshire ICB
722 Prince of Wales Road
Sheffield
S9 4EU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE3 - South Yorkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk
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
NHS South Yorkshire ICB Sheffield Place - Community Optometry Treatment Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
SYICB Sheffield is committed to a planned shift of care closer to the patient and their community making them more accessible and cost effective. SYICB Sheffield are looking to commission a single lead contractor to offer a range of Community Optometry Treatment Services (listed below) from existing optometry providers at scale across the city.
The contract will be for a three year duration with an option to extend for a further 1 one year. This contract is a cost and volume contract thus there is no guaranteed level of income, the successful bidder will be paid on actual activity undertaken. The value given in this notice is an indicative value based on a four year contract
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: £1,482,210
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE32 - Sheffield
Main site or place of performance
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Treatment Services (listed below) from existing optometry providers at scale across the city. There is a requirement for existing coverage across the city to be retained as a minimum.
• Paediatric Referral Refinement (PRR)
• Primary Eyecare Acute Referral Scheme (PEARS)
• Triage of Optometrist Referrals to secondary care
• Glaucoma Referral Refinement (GRR)
• Contact Applanation Tonometry Service (CATS)
The services outlined in the individual service specifications addresses the requirement to reduce unnecessary referrals to secondary care, thus improving the accessibility of services to patients and reducing pressure on local secondary care provision.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-032034
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
20 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Eyecare Services
Waulk Mill (2.2) 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
National registration number
06722353
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,482,210
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,482,208
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
Country
United Kingdom