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Learning Disabilities Inpatient Assessment and Treatment Service

NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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19 Aug 2026 at 18:28

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board commissioned a learning disability inpatient assessment and treatment service. The service provides inpatient assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities and forms part of a wider learning disability service arrangement that also includes community services, psychiatry and an Intensive Support Service. Delivery is for the Norfolk and Suffolk area. The provider is Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, a large NHS foundation trust based in Hatfield. The procurement is classified as health services (CPV 85100000). The inpatient service is intended to align with the wider learning disability services commissioned by the Integrated Care Board, supporting continuity between inpatient and related community provision.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust under Direct Award Process C of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a call for competition. The award decision was approved and the contract was signed on 27 July 2026. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 May 2028, with an awarded contract value of £4,856,195. There was one bid. Evaluation was based entirely on quality, weighted at 100%; price carried no weighting. The decision assessed quality and innovation, value, integration and sustainability, access and health inequalities, and social value. The procurement record identifies the lot as cancelled.

This award shows demand for a specialist learning disability inpatient assessment and treatment service within the Norfolk and Suffolk integrated care system. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable experience delivering safe, effective inpatient care under a detailed clinical specification, with evidence of current performance and service quality. The assessment also indicates that commissioners value integration and collaboration with wider learning disability services, equitable access and patient choice, and practical contributions to social value and environmental objectives. Relevant suppliers are therefore likely to be established NHS organisations or specialist providers with the clinical governance, workforce, operational capacity and partnership arrangements needed to deliver inpatient and connected care at system level.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learning Disabilities Inpatient Assessment and Treatment Service

Notice Description

The Norfolk and Suffolk ICB commission Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) to deliver the Learning Disability (LD) inpatient assessment and treatment service. The current contract ending in August 2026. HPFT also provides LD community services, psychiatry, and the Intensive Support Service under a separate contract running until May 2028. HPFT will be awarded an inpatient contract to align with the wider LD service contract to 31 May 2028.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Norfolk and Suffolk ICB commission Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) to deliver the Learning Disability (LD) inpatient assessment and treatment service. The current contract ending in August 2026. HPFT will be awarded a short term inpatient contract from 1st September 2026 to 31 May 2028 to align with the wider LD service contracts. . NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated 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.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight Wednesday 2nd September 2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to nsicb.procurement@nhs.net This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The ICB Executive Management Committee approved the decision to award the contract at the meeting held on 27th July 2026. * No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows: * Quality and Innovation - Assured - NS ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Quality Impact Assessment. * Value -Part Assured - NS ICB are partly assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider. * Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - NS ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery. * Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Part Assured - NS ICB are mostly assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Equality Impact Assessment. * Social Value - Part Assured - NS ICB are partly assured that the provider is delivering in line with the NS Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Sustainability Impact Assessment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e814
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079226-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,856,195 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
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
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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