Cataract Services

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
South West

Delivery of elective cataract surgical procedures for new referrals and patients transferred from existing waiting lists. The service is consultant-led and specifically focused on low and medium risk cases, operating within a patient choice framework.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £13.5m; As published
Published: 18 September 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 16 September 2025; SpaMedica
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of consultant-led low and medium risk cataract surgery services for NHS patient referrals and inter-provider transfers.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
18 September 2025
Contract awardedto SpaMedica
16 September 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Cataract surgery contracts, 24 months: 1
Open cataract surgery tenders: 0
Typical cataract surgery contract: £13.5m

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How it compares

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

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3141449/cataract-services
Buyer reference: C341583
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board. Cataract Services. Contract award, 18 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3141449/cataract-services (accessed 12 October 2026).