Awarded 11 August 2026
Outsourcing of Ophthalmic Procedures
Hywel Dda University Health Board · Wales
Cataract surgery tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
106 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Cataract surgery contracts ,
106 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest cataract surgery contracts awarded
Awarded 22 July 2026
Elective Acute Services - Ophthalmology Services
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board · South East
Awarded 2 July 2026
Elective Services - Ophthalmology Services
NHS North West London ICB · London
Awarded 1 April 2026
SpaMedica
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · South West
Awarded 1 April 2026
Newmedica Elective Secondary Care Services
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · South West
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Community Health and Eyecare (CHEC) won the most cataract surgery contracts
New Medical Systems Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and health
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Health and Eyecare (CHEC) East Midlands · See every contract | 22 | £12.4m | 16 | ||
| 2 | SpaMedica Wales · See every contract | 21 | £95.9m | 14 | ||
| 3 | Newmedica East Midlands · See every contract | 17 | £1.2m | 12 | ||
| 4 | New Medical Systems Limited Wales · SME · See every contract | 10 | £112m | 4 | ||
| 5 | Anglia Community Eye Service (ACES) South West · See every contract | 6 | £444k | 5 | ||
| 6 | Optegra Eye Health Care East Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £55.3m | 3 | ||
| 7joint | iSIGHT Clinic North West · See every contract | 3 | £7.2m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Evolutio Care Innovations Limited London · See every contract | 3 | £1.7m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Practice Plus Group North West · See every contract | 3 | £20k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Specsavers South East · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health award 100% of cataract surgery contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
19 buyers bought cataract surgery more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many cataract surgery contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many cataract surgery contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
NHS and health
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board | 16 | £78.8m |
| 2 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 13 | £105m |
| 3 | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB | 8 | £40.6m |
| 4 | NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board | 7 | Not published |
| 5 | NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board | 7 | Not published |
| 6 | NHS North West London ICB | 4 | £2.7m |
| 7 | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board | 4 | Not published |
| 8 | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | 3 | £14.7m |
| 9 | NHS South West London Integrated Care Board | 3 | £3.4m |
| 10 | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | 3 | £84k |
Prices
Half of cataract surgery contracts are worth less than £1.2m
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and health
The 10 biggest contracts hold 74% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipNew Medical Systems Limited · 4 Aug 2025
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipNew Medical Systems Limited · 18 Jul 2025
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardOptegra Eye Health Care · 18 Dec 2024
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardOptegra Eye Health Care · 24 Nov 2024
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardSpaMedica · 22 Nov 2024
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care BoardSpaMedica · 1 Apr 2025
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBSpaMedica · 18 Nov 2025
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipNew Medical Systems Limited · 9 Jul 2025
- NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care BoardSpaMedica · 16 Sep 2025
- Hywel Dda University Health BoardSpaMedica · 11 Aug 2026
Where and when
The South East awards the most cataract surgery contracts. November and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 20 | £52.4m |
| North West | 17 | £60.2m |
| South West | 15 | £13.6m |
| Wales | 13 | £76.5m |
| East Midlands | 10 | £455k |
| London | 10 | £42.5m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 | £14.8m |
| West Midlands | 7 | £20k |
| East of England | 5 | £8.8m |
| North East | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with cataract surgery
Related services
Key findings
- 74%
of the money is in the 10 biggest cataract surgery contracts.
Of 53 contracts with a published value. - 42%
of cataract surgery contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 12 award notices. - 32%
of cataract surgery contracts are awarded in November and March.
34 of 106 contracts.
Questions
How many cataract surgery contracts does the UK public sector award?
106 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 37 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector cataract surgery contract worth?
The median is £1.2m, and 23% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector cataract surgery contracts?
Community Health and Eyecare (CHEC) won the most (22). New Medical Systems Limited won the most by value (£112m).
Which buyers award the most cataract surgery contracts?
NHS and health award 100% of them.
What is included
Independent or NHS providers deliver hospital-type eye care: cataract surgery, macular and medical retina services, and community-based ophthalmology with diagnostics and surgery.
- Cataract surgery under patient choice or contract
- Outsourced macular and medical retina services
- Community ophthalmology with cataract surgery
What is not included
- Community optometry, minor eye conditions and sight tests (hlt.primary.community-eye-care)
- Children's vision screening (hlt.diag.screening-programmes)
- Diabetic eye screening (hlt.diag.diabetic-eye-screening)
- Ophthalmic equipment (hlt.equip.ophthalmic-equipment)
- Intraocular lenses and cataract packs (hlt.cons.ophthalmic-surgical-products)
- Ophthalmology imaging and EPR software (it.lob.ophthalmology-imaging-and-epr)