Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
Contact
Gareth McNeil-Watson
gareth.mcneil.watson@newcastle.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1912115477
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC22 - Tyneside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PSR - Direct Award C - Child Vision Screening 2025-2027
Reference number
C-013470
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Child Vision Screening Programme (CVS) is a prevention and early intervention public health programme that aims to support parents, promote child development, improve family and child health outcomes and ensure that families, children and young people at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.
The childhood vision screening programme aims to identify children aged 4 to 5 years with impaired sight by sending Orthoptic Nurses into Mainstream and specialist schools to conduct screening thus enabling timely intervention.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2025/S 000-014953
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
V.1.
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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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.'
You must confirm the following:
- The contract award date is 01/05/2025
- The contract will cover the time period 01/05/25-31/03/2027
-The lifetime value of the contract is - Value excluding VAT: £155,174.54
There was no review during standstill period.
There were no declared conflicts of Interest.