Regional Outsourcing Cataracts

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Invited to quote
5 August 2025 to 31 March 2026

Outsourcing of cataracts procedures across three university health boards in South East Wales, delivered Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm within 20 miles of the South East Wales border.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £40m; As published
Published: 18 July 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 18 July 2025; New Medical Systems Limited
Contract length: 8 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of outsourced ophthalmology and cataract surgical procedures for healthcare trusts and health boards

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
18 July 2025
Contract awardedto New Medical Systems Limited
18 July 2025
Contract starts
5 August 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Cataract surgery contracts, 24 months: 13
Open cataract surgery tenders: 0
Typical cataract surgery contract: £890k

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How it compares

34× the typical cataract surgery contract (£1.2m).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1150273/regional-outsourcing-cataracts
Buyer reference: ABU-MIN-59347
Open contracting ID: ocds-kuma6s-153681
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. Regional Outsourcing Cataracts. Contract award, 18 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1150273/regional-outsourcing-cataracts (accessed 12 October 2026).