Direct Award of Minor Eye Conditions Service to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd for NHS East Sussex CCG

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NHS South of England Procurement Services awarded a contract to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd for the provision of a Minor Eye Conditions Service for NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group.

The service provides timely access to local primary care services for treatment of minor eye conditions through local Optical Practices in the East Sussex CCG localities, serving the population of Eastbourne, Seaford, Hailsham, Hastings, Battle and Rother geographical areas.

The key aim is to provide a responsive, high quality assessment and referral service for a range of minor eye conditions and potentially sight threatening acute eye conditions within the community, moving care closer to home and enabling patients to utilise the skills and capacity of community optometrists to treat and manage patients who would otherwise attend hospital and GP surgeries.

The contract was awarded for up to a period of 12 months with an option to extend by up to a further 10 months from 27 November 2021, with a value of £685,728.

The award was made under emergency regulation 32 of the procurement regulations due to the COVID-19 response, which precluded competitive procurement.