Published date: 17 August 2018
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Optician services - 85160000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£1 to £1,280,000
Procurement reference
SYPS/SHEF/TS/18/36
Published date
17 August 2018
Closing date
24 September 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2022
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Community Optometry Treatment Services
Sheffield CCG are seeking to appoint a single lead contractor to offer a range of Community Optometry Treatment Services from existing optometry providers at scale across the city. The Services are:
• 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 bringing care closer to home and reducing pressure on local secondary care provision. There is a requirement for existing coverage across the city to be retained as a minimum.
The contract will be for 3 (three) year duration with an option to extend for a further (1) (one) year and on a cost and volume basis, based on existing levels of activity and spend resulting in an anticipated contract value of £320,000 p.a. SCCG does not guarantee any minimum levels of spend or activity in relation to this contract.
To access the procurement documentation, please go to www.nhssourcing.co.uk
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