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title: "Early Stroke Discharge Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee69"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# Early Stroke Discharge Service

Buyer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee69

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## Summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an Early Stroke Discharge Service for stroke rehabilitation patients at Cumberledge Intermediate Care Centre. The service provides senior specialist medical oversight after patients move from the local acute setting to intermediate care, supporting multidisciplinary rehabilitation planning, complex medical decisions and safe, timely discharge home. The work is specialist medical services (CPV 85121200) and is delivered in the Trust’s intermediate-care setting. The named provider is Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust, a large NHS foundation trust based in Basildon. The requirement concerns consultant-level clinical input to rehabilitation patients, including participation in ward rounds twice each week and medical oversight throughout the discharge pathway.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust. It used the Provider Selection Regime for health care services and a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a competition, on the stated basis that there was no realistic alternative provider. One bid was recorded. The procurement’s only stated award criterion was price. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026 for £194,660 including optional extension periods. The recorded contract period runs from 1 September 206 to 31 August 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions available to 31 August 2031. The award is active. The service was described as an existing service.

This award indicates demand for consultant-led stroke rehabilitation oversight within an NHS intermediate-care discharge pathway. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work for this Trust would need senior specialist medical capability in stroke rehabilitation, including complex medical decision-making, multidisciplinary care planning and safe discharge management. Credible delivery would also require the capacity to provide regular clinical input, including twice-weekly ward-round participation, and to work across the transition from acute care through intermediate rehabilitation to discharge home. The selected provider was a large NHS foundation trust, suggesting that established clinical governance, organisational capacity and the ability to integrate with NHS rehabilitation and discharge teams are important competitive features for future consideration of this requirement.

## Notice

To provide senior specialist medical oversight for stroke rehabilitation patients, supporting multidisciplinary rehabilitation planning, complex medical decision-making, and safe, timely discharge.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Stroke Consultant from MSE FT provides specialist oversight for stroke rehabilitation patients in the Cumberledge Intermediate Care Centre following their discharge to the Trust from the local acute for rehabilitation before discharge home - including input to ward rounds on a twice weekly basis.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award Process A. No realistic alternative provider.

Contract Value: Up to PS194,660 including optional extension periods.
New or Existing Service: Existing
Contract Start Date: 01/09/206
Contract End Date: 31/08/2029
Optional Extension: 31/08/2031

Options: Optional extension period of 2 x 12-months.

### Procurement Information

No realistic alternative provider

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082115-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £194,660 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | WICKFORD |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS11 7XX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Rettendon and Runwell |
| Westminster constituency | Maldon |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121200 - Medical specialist services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 11:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082115-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eput.nhs.uk
- https://www.resolution.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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