Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
County Hall,
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: chantelle beckett
E-mail: chantelle.beckett@nsft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nsft.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
Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) provision
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Speech and Language therapy referral and assessment service for patients with complex needs who have swallowing difficulties admitted to the Julian Hospital and/or adult wards at Hellesdon hospital
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
0.26wte Speech and Language therapist to provide Speech and Language therapy referral and assessment service for patients with complex needs who have swallowing difficulties admitted to the Julian Hospital and/or adult wards at Hellesdon hospital.
This is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstances.
The value of the contract is £9500
The services will be provided from 2nd July 2026 for 6 months
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
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
21/05/2026
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
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC)
Cambridgeshire
UK
NUTS: UKH
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 500.00
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 avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Regulation 14 was applied as no provision for patients which poses a risk to patient safety. The patients require this provision and delaying the award to carry out a full tender exercise would delay the provision being in place. This carries a significant risk of harm or death to service users with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) as well as poor outcomes associated with untreated communication problems. This known risk exposes us to considerable moral and reputational liability.
Decision makers - Kerri Norfolk, Prinicipal AHP, Jason Hollidge, Chief Finance Officer, Chantelle Beckett, Senior Contract Manager, Andy Mack, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
No conflicts of interest
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/05/2026