Provision of Eyecare Services at HMP Swansea

Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.

The service will provide an ophthalmic services for men at HMP Swansea, in Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB).

The provision will include a full range of NHS services within the constraints of prison regime and escort arrangements and will be scheduled for an appointment if any of the following apply:

-the patient has spectacles that are missing

-the patient has unexplained headaches, following assessment by a doctor

-the patient presents with an eye problem that requires investigation

-following referral from another health professional

-the patient requests an optical check, and the minimum recall interval decided at their last examination has passed

-the patient requests an optical check due to a deterioration in their vision.

The service to be accredited to deliver WGOS 2 eye health examinations, therefore all optometrists should be able to provide WGOS 1 and 2 whilst on site. WGOS 3-5 require additional qualifications and, thus, can only be provided by suitably qualified practitioners.

This notice is a contract award under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 to The Prison Opticians Company LTD, Second Floor County House, 35 Earl Street Maidstone, ME14 1PF.