Scope
Reference
C382056
Description
The Diabetic Eye Screening Test and Training (DES TAT) system is crucial for the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP), ensuring staff are trained to detect diabetic retinopathy accurately. This vital quality assurance minimizes diagnostic variability, helping to prevent blindness in diabetic patients.
The Discovery project (BC-21699) will evaluate DES TAT to confirm its alignment with modern digital standards, assessing user needs, functionality, and infrastructure. The project will explore enhancements, cost-efficiencies, and potential integration with PERFORMS TAT and PERFECT TAT into a unified modular system.
Key goals include validating user requirements, reviewing the current infrastructure for compliance and improvement, enhancing cost-efficiency, and defining a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The aim is to modernize DES TAT while retaining essential features and exploring decommissioning outdated components.
Contract 1. STA -Diabetic Eye Screening (DES TAT) 25/26
Supplier
Contract value
- £197,122.67 excluding VAT
- £236,547.20 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
5 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 6 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
- 11 months, 25 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Technical reasons
Supplier
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RTE
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYHT-5943-VXGV
Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road
Gloucester
GL53 7AN
United Kingdom
Email: edward.taylor1@nhs.net
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Contract 1. STA -Diabetic Eye Screening (DES TAT) 25/26
Contracting authority
NHS ENGLAND
- NHS Organisation Data Service: X24
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY
NHS England, 7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
United Kingdom
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Organisation type: Public authority - central government