Awarded contract

Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside

Details

Buyer: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Supplier(s): Specsavers Optical Superstores LTD
Value: £1
Topic: Health services
Published: 3 April 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The service required is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults who are registered with a GP in the commissioned Places in Cheshire and Merseyside. Lot 1: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have awarded a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to deliver Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract started on 1st April 2025 and will expire 31st March 2026. This is a tariff based contract with no activity guaranteed and payment will be made based on activity undertaken. This is an existing service that has been awarded to an existing provider.

Timeline

Completed: Award published3 April 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date20 May 2025

About the buyer

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB commissions NHS services, and formed in July 2022 from nine legacy clinical commissioning groups. National and local framework agreements are also used, awarded directly or through a mini competition. Providers can seek accreditation by contacting the ICB's procurement team directly.

Contracts are awarded by direct award, by varying an existing agreement, or through open competitive procurement. Every award follows the Provider Selection Regime and the Procurement Act 2023.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work and education and training.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov