Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
UK
Contact person: Steven Worley
E-mail: steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Children & Young People’s Digital Neurodevelopmental Assessments
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a block contract for the provision of 50 Digital Autism Assessments - to help address current waiting times within the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System. This contract is for the one off provision of Digital Autism Assessments.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
84 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a block contract for the provision of 50 Digital Autism Assessments - to help address current waiting times within the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System. This contract is for the one off provision of Digital Autism Assessments.<br/><br/>Service provision will take place between February and April 2026, with this contract being awarded due to allocation of non-recurrent end of year financial spend that was not within the annual commissioned cost model.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>This contract, made under the urgent award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, has been awarded due to the Trust receiving a short notice, allocation of non-recurrent targeted funding. <br/><br/>This funding allocation was not part of the standard agreement, and the requirement precludes the time awarded to conduct a competitive procurement process. <br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among group: 0. <br/><br/>Names of Key Decision Makers:<br/>Steve Bush - Director of Children and Young People's Services<br/>Steve Worley - Head of Procurement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Healios Ltd
08459279
4a Tileyard studios Tileyard Road Kings Cross
London
N7 9AH
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.healios.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 84 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>This contract, made under the urgent award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, has been awarded due to the Trust receiving a short notice, allocation of non-recurrent targeted funding. <br/><br/>This funding allocation was not part of the standard agreement, and the requirement precludes the time awarded to conduct a competitive procurement process. <br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among group: 0. <br/><br/>Names of Key Decision Makers:<br/>Steve Bush - Director of Children and Young People's Services<br/>Steve Worley - Head of Procurement
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/02/2026