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OpenStage · planning

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub - Coventry and Warwickshire - Market Engagement

Business ServicesCPV 79512000
Value£783k
Deadline
Published21 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Michael Sum
michael.sum1@nhs.net

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£783ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking to run a market engagement event for providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide an Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub The Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub (OCS) will support the system-wide approach to the management for all non-emergency (routine and urgent) ophthalmology referrals from community Optometry practices across Coventry and Warwickshire.

The OCS will provide a single point of access, administering all incoming referrals from community Optometrists, offering patients a choice of providers in accordance with patient choice regulations, and submitting onward referrals to secondary care (accredited independent sector or NHS provision).

The OCS supports the streamlining of ophthalmology referrals across the ICS, reducing delays to patients being referred from the community to secondary care and freeing up primary care capacity.

For every routine and urgent referral, the service will provide patients with choice of access based on the referring condition, supporting patients being seen by the right person, in the right place, the first time.

The service will not undertake clinical triage of incoming referrals.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking to run a market engagement event for providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide an Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub.

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The Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub (OCS)

The Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub (OCS) will support the system-wide approach to the management for all non-emergency (routine and urgent) ophthalmology referrals from community Optometry practices across Coventry and Warwickshire.

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The OCS will provide a single point

The OCS will provide a single point of access, administering all incoming referrals from community Optometrists, offering patients a choice of providers in accordance with patient choice regulations, and submitting onward referrals to secondary care (accredited independent sector or NHS provision).

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For every routine and urgent referral,

For every routine and urgent referral, the service will provide patients with choice of access based on the referring condition, supporting patients being seen by the right person, in the right place, the first time.

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OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
067198-2025
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