NHS Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Services

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is supporting NHS Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity. The CCGs are also working in partnership with NHS West Lancashire CCG and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust. The CCGs are looking to gain Expressions of Interest (EoIs) providers who could be interested in delivering an Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Service to patients in the CCG areas. Any interested organisation needs to visit https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/ to complete a short questionnaire regarding delivery of the service in the CCG areas. This information will inform and assist the CCGs in forming their Commissioning Intentions for these services. The potential contract will be valued at approximately £585,500 per year; and the contract duration will be for 3 years with the potential to extend for a further 1 x 1-year period.