Notice Information
Notice Title
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Including James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust) Acute Services Contract 2026 - 2031
Notice Description
This contract is for the provision of the complete range of acute services across Norfolk and Waveney. These are provided from sites across Norfolk and Waveney ensuring geographical coverage and adequate patient access for all residents and visitors.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract is for the provision of the complete range of acute services across Norfolk and Waveney. These are provided from sites across Norfolk and Waveney ensuring geographical coverage and adequate patient access for all residents and visitors. Services commissioned include; Accident and Emergency Services (Type 1 and Type 2 only) (A+E) Acute Services (A) Ambulance Services (AM) Cancer Services and/or Radiotherapy Services (CR) Continuing Healthcare Services (including continuing care for children) (CHC) Community Services (CS) Diagnostic, Screening and/or Pathology Services (D) End of Life Care Services (ELC) Mental Health and Learning Disability Services (MH) Mental Health and Learning Disability Secure Services (MHSS) NHS 111 Services (111) Patient Transport Services (non-emergency) (PT) Urgent Treatment Centre Services (including Walk-in Centre Services/Minor Injuries Units) (U) The contract is awarded effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years initial term) with an option for a further extension of up to an additional 3 years. The contract value is PS1,156,334,000 (excluding spec comm) for 2026/27. The contract also includes specialised services with a value of PS248,754,499 for 2026/27. The full award value for the term plus optional extension and associate values is PS11,808,074,446 (this excludes expected annual adjustments based on changes to NHS Payment System Unit Prices and NHS Cost Uplift Factor for Local Prices). NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the nature of the service means there is no realistic alternative to the existing provider(s). The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be considered where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Options: The contract is awarded effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years initial term) with an option for a further extension of up to an additional 3 years.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069550
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042835-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85110000 - Hospital and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,808,074,446 Over £10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 May 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Lakenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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