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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Multi-Services 2025-2027

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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09 Sep 2026 at 16:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust procured a package of health and clinical support services for users of its West Suffolk and wider Suffolk services. The scope covers physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, anaesthesia support for electroconvulsive therapy, radiology and ECG imaging, emergency trolley provision and maintenance, emergency response and training, and community equipment for safe discharge from NHS wards. The work is classified as health services. The requirement is delivered across the West Suffolk area and for NSFT Suffolk service users, with emergency equipment supporting NSFT Wedgewood. It combines direct patient interventions, specialist clinical staffing, diagnostic services, medical equipment management and community discharge support.

This is a completed Provider Selection Regime award using Direct Award Process A, with no prior call for competition. The stated basis was that the existing NHS provider was considered the provider with no realistic alternative, alongside patient choice; cost was recorded as 100. The contract was awarded to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, with one bid recorded. Its value is £200,000, dependent on need. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend by two further 12-month periods. The package includes annual activity of 40 new and 40 follow-up physiotherapy interventions, 10 new and 30 follow-up speech and language referrals, 0.4 whole-time-equivalent dietetics support, and weekly anaesthesia sessions.

This requirement suits an established healthcare provider or specialist clinical consortium able to combine several disciplines under one service arrangement. Relevant capability includes physiotherapy and speech and language therapy assessments and follow-up care, dietetic advice, anaesthetic consultant support for electroconvulsive therapy, operating department practitioner and recovery nursing cover, and radiology and ECG services. Competitors would also need to provide and maintain emergency trolleys, stock medical equipment, deliver cardiac-arrest response and training, and source community equipment that supports safe discharge. Credibility would depend on dependable clinical staffing across recurring weekly and annual activity, the ability to coordinate hospital and community services, and experience delivering integrated NHS-facing care across Suffolk.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Multi-Services 2025-2027

Notice Description

Services provided within the contract: Physiotherapy Speech and Language Therapy Dietetics Anaesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Radiology Emergency Trolley, Equipment, Emergency response and training. Community Equipment

Lot Information

Lot 1

Physiotherapy - 40 New assessments and 40 follow up interventions per annum Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) - 10 New referrals and 30 follow up interventions per annum Dietetics - Dietitian to work 0.4WTE, 52 weeks per year to provide advice on nutritional matters. Anaesthesia for ECT support - Two half day session, 8-1pm of Anaesthesia support per week. 52 weeks per year. ECT Anaesthesia support consists of 1x Anaesthetic Consultant, 1x Anaesthetic ODP and 2x Recovery Nurses. Radiology - Imaging and ECG services for NSFT West Suffolk area service users. Emergency Trolley x2 provided to NSFT Wedgewood, stocking of emergency trolley, maintenance of medical equipment, medical emergency/cardiac arrest response and training. Community Equipment - Ordering and supplying community equipment for NSFT Suffolk service users to enable a safe discharge from an NSFT Ward. This contract has been awarded following the Direct Award Process A. Lifetime value of the contract is PS200,000 dependant on need. Contract start date 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027

Options: Option to extend by 2 x 12 months.

Procurement Information

West Suffolk Foundation Trust are the existing NHS provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate and are the existing provider to NSFT. NSFT are secondary care providers in the NHS Integrated care system and work alongside other care providers in the system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085537-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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
TLH East (England)
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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