Published date: 11 July 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£5,240,000 to £7,336,000

Procurement reference

CF-2464600D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

11 July 2024

Closing date

16 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

1 January 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North East London (NEL) Integrated Care System (ICS) is looking to procure an optometry led minor eye condition and related services across its seven places (Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and City and Hackney).
The services need to be able to provide fast access, diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of minor eye conditions as well as be able to identify conditions for escalation to urgent care and secondary care specialist services. They need to be located in the communities, close to GP practices or near hospital providers to provide residents with easy access to early treatment and avoid unnecessary GP and urgent care attendances.
These types of services are being provided across NEL at present by several different providers and this procurement is to enable equitable access for patients and improve the overall quality and offer they are able to receive. Ideally, we are looking for one managing provider to identify suitable established partners (mostly optical practices) in the community to provide the service to patients covering all NEL places.
The service specification provides details of what will need to be delivered and we welcome providers who can demonstrate suitable experience of delivering similar services in the community that are both effective and of high quality.

More information

Additional text

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kieran James Paterson

Address

UNEX Tower 5 Station Street
London
E15 1DA
GB

Email

kieran.james-paterson@nhs.net