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Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Including James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust) Acute Services Contract 2026 - 2031

NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 06:46.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the provision of the complete range of acute services across Norfolk and Waveney. These are provided from sites across Norfolk and Waveney ensuring geographical coverage and adequate patient access for all residents and visitors.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85110000 — Hospital and related services

Lots

  • The contract is for the provision of the complete range of acute services across Norfolk and Waveney. These are provided from sites across Norfolk and Waveney ensuring geographical coverage and adequate patient access for all residents and visitors. Services commissioned include; Accident and Emergency Services (Type 1 and Type 2 only) (A+E) Acute Services (A) Ambulance Services (AM) Cancer Services and/or Radiotherapy Services (CR) Continuing Healthcare Services (including continuing care for children) (CHC) Community Services (CS) Diagnostic, Screening and/or Pathology Services (D) End of Life Care Services (ELC) Mental Health and Learning Disability Services (MH) Mental Health and Learning Disability Secure Services (MHSS) NHS 111 Services (111) Patient Transport Services (non-emergency) (PT) Urgent Treatment Centre Services (including Walk-in Centre Services/Minor Injuries Units) (U) The contract is awarded effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years initial term) with an option for a further extension of up to an additional 3 years. The contract value is £1,156,334,000 (excluding spec comm) for 2026/27. The contract also includes specialised services with a value of £248,754,499 for 2026/27. The full award value for the term plus optional extension and associate values is £11,808,074,446 (this excludes expected annual adjustments based on changes to NHS Payment System Unit Prices and NHS Cost Uplift Factor for Local Prices). NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the nature of the service means there is no realistic alternative to the existing provider(s). The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be considered where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2627-236
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85110000
Description
Hospital and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The contract is for the provision of the complete range of acute services across Norfolk and Waveney. These are provided from sites across Norfolk and Waveney ensuring geographical coverage and adequate patient access for all residents and visitors. Services commissioned include; Accident and Emergency Services (Type 1 and Type 2 only) (A+E) Acute Services (A) Ambulance Services (AM) Cancer Services and/or Radiotherapy Services (CR) Continuing Healthcare Services (including continuing care for children) (CHC) Community Services (CS) Diagnostic, Screening and/or Pathology Services (D) End of Life Care Services (ELC) Mental Health and Learning Disability Services (MH) Mental Health and Learning Disability Secure Services (MHSS) NHS 111 Services (111) Patient Transport Services (non-emergency) (PT) Urgent Treatment Centre Services (including Walk-in Centre Services/Minor Injuries Units) (U) The contract is awarded effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years initial term) with an option for a further extension of up to an additional 3 years. The contract value is £1,156,334,000 (excluding spec comm) for 2026/27. The contract also includes specialised services with a value of £248,754,499 for 2026/27. The full award value for the term plus optional extension and associate values is £11,808,074,446 (this excludes expected annual adjustments based on changes to NHS Payment System Unit Prices and NHS Cost Uplift Factor for Local Prices). NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the nature of the service means there is no realistic alternative to the existing provider(s). The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be considered where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
cost
Description
100

Options

Description
The contract is awarded effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years initial term) with an option for a further extension of up to an additional 3 years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Entry 2
Region
UKH16

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-T6Y0W

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
T6Y0W
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
8th Floor, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Locality
Norwich
Region
UKH15
Postal Code
NR12DH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-NHS-RM1

Identifier

Legal Name
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Id
RM1
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Locality
Norwich
Region
UKH15
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Id
GB-FTS-179420

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Address

Locality
Norwich
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
042835-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RM1
Name
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
042835-2026-1
Award ID
042835-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
11,808,074,446
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Norwich · UKH15 · NR12DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH15
  • Delivery location · UKH16

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 042835-2026award, contract ·