Patient Choice Ophthalmology services

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
North West

Delivery of ophthalmology services to patients within the Greater Manchester area under the NHS patient choice framework. This contract covers a 12-month period of clinical service provision.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £17.5m; As published
Published: 4 March 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 1 April 2025; SpaMedica
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist ophthalmology clinical services to NHS patients as part of a patient choice healthcare delivery programme.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
4 March 2026
Contract awardedto SpaMedica
1 April 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1078149/patient-choice-ophthalmology-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. Patient Choice Ophthalmology services. Contract award, 4 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1078149/patient-choice-ophthalmology-services (accessed 12 October 2026).