Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RMY
County Hall,
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: Sarah Wilson
E-mail: sarah.wilson@nsft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Multi-Services 2025-2027
Reference number: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Multi-Services 2025-2027.1
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 £200,000 dependant on need.
Contract start date 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider/Patient Choice
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by 2 x 12 months.
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
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.
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
04/09/2026
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
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
RGR
Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 2QZ
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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.
Award decision makers:
Sarah Wilson, Assistant Contract Manager, NSFT
Elaine Deazley-Morgan, West Locality Director of Operations, NSFT
Andrew Mack, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, NSFT
Chantelle Beckett, Senior Contract Manager, NSFT
There are no conflicts of interest
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Floor 7, County Hall, Martineau Land
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/09/2026