NHSE987 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North West

This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS

Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authorities) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in the North West.

Contract Start Date: 01 September 2026

Contract End Date: 31 August 2029

The contract term is for a period of 3 years.

This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.

This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The contract term is for a period of 3 years commencing on 01 September 2026.

Annual Contract value: £418,000 (Total value over 3 year Term: £1,254,000)

This is a New Service. Additional information: The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined above and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.