Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Contact
Mervyn Kennedy
mervyn.kennedy@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://cheshireandmerseyside.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
Provision of Community Urgent Eyecare Services in St Helens, Knowsley, Warrington & Halton; Pre-Cataract and Glaucoma Referral Refinement Service in St Helens and Halton
Reference number
25-26-QYG-01X-AFW-CV04
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Community Urgent Eyecare Services in St Helens, Knowsley, Halton & Warrington. Provision of Glaucoma Referral Refinement Service & Pre-Cataract Operation Assessment Services in St Helens & Halton.
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: £650,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD61 - Warrington
- UKD71 - East Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
The services are available to patients registered with a GP Practice within St Helens, Halton, Knowsley and Warrington as appropriate to the commissioned services and are delivered from participating Community Optician premises across those localities.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
THIS IS A CONTRACT MODIFICATION
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has approved a modification to a contract that was awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The existing contract to deliver Community Urgent Eyecare Services in St Helens, Knowsley, Halton & Warrington and Glaucoma Referral Refinement Service & Pre-Cataract Operation Assessment Services in St Helens & Halton started on 1st April 2023 and expired on 31st March 2025 with an option to extend for 12 months.
This modification enacts the 12 month extension to the contract term, with the modified expiry date being 31st March 2026.
The original contract value was based on cost per case with an indicative value of £1,250,000 and the modification annual contract value is £650,000.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Modification / Weighting: 99
Price - Weighting: 1
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The original contract contained an option to extend for 12 months - there are no further options available.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
25-26-QYG-01X-AFW-CV04
Title
Provision of Community Urgent Eyecare Services in St Helens, Knowsley, Warrington & Halton; Pre-Cataract and Glaucoma Referral Refinement Service in St Helens and Halton
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Eyecare Services Ltd
Waulk Mill [2.2], 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Companies House
06722353
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £650,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £650,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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 modified.
On the 30th January 2025 Cheshire &Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place approved this decision and no conflicts of interests was declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom