Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO) Service
Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
22 May 2026
Type
services
Overview
Provision of Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO) Service Start Date - 01/04/2026 End Date - 31/03/2029 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £231,981.18 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C
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This is a 3-year contract to provide an Eye Care Liaison Officer service starting April 2026. The service is worth approximately £232,000 over the contract period. The buyer (an ICB — Integrated Care Board, part of the NHS) intends to award this directly to an existing provider rather than run a competitive tender.
Requirements
- Must be able to start service delivery from 01 April 2026
- Service must run for full 3-year term until 31 March 2029
- Must comply with NHS contracting standards and ICB governance
- No specific qualifications listed in this notice — check full tender documents for ECLO role requirements (likely need eye care/healthcare background)
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Provide Eye Care Liaison Officer services (act as a point of contact between patients and eye care providers)
- Support patients navigating eye care pathways and referrals
- Deliver services for full 36-month period from April 2026 to March 2029
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a 'direct award' contract — the ICB has already identified an existing provider they want to work with, so this is not a competitive tender you can bid into unless you're that existing provider or they accept new bids
- 2The value of £231,981.18 is 'approximate' and 'still to be finalised' — the final amount you'd be paid could change, so don't assume this exact figure
- 3ICB stands for Integrated Care Board — these are NHS organisations that commission health services in their region; check which ICB this is for and contact them directly if you think you can deliver this service
- 4Look carefully in the full tender documents for the actual ECLO role specification, staffing levels required, and any specific eye care knowledge or qualifications needed
- 5The direct award process C process suggests they may still accept expressions of interest or challenge — contact the ICB to understand if competitive bidding is still possible
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you're not the existing provider, this direct award might still be challengeable — contact the ICB immediately to ask if they're open to new providers or if you can join as a subcontractor to the lead provider
- This is a health/social care contract, so you'll need to evidence NHS compliance (GDPR, safeguarding, infection control) — if you don't have this track record, consider partnering with an organisation that does
- At £232,000 over 3 years (roughly £77,000 per year), this may be a tight margin for a full ECLO role — understand staffing costs and whether one full-time person or part-time/shared resource is expected before committing
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Primary Eye Care Services Ltd
- 2
Irwell Medical Practice
1 contract wonlatest 17 Aug 2026 - 3
Adelaide Family Practice
- 4
Cardiohealth Medical Services Ltd
- 5
FCMS (NW)
1 contract wonlatest 17 Aug 2026
Primary Eye Care Services Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
22 May 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
award
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