Official UK procurement notice
Community Healthcare Service — UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Awarded value£270,855,397published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jul 2026
Awarded to East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 19 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice — see the official documents.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Additional capacity required for P1 discharges
Additional capacity required for P1 discharges.
The investment provides short term bridging capacity delivered by Care Assistants to support Pathway 1 discharges from JPUH and GYW community hospitals. This capacity enables medically optimised patients to return home on the day they are ready, by providing up to 72 hours of safe, short term support until NCC/SCC reablement teams commence care.
The service offers:
• Flexible single assist and double assist Care Assistant capacity
1 x Double Assist Team (2 Care Assistants)
1 × Single Assist Teams (1 Care Assistant)
• 7 day a week coverage, 7am until 10pm
• Rapid mobilisation and responsive workforce
• Daily coordination with acute discharge teams and social care
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Authority reference
C438588- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095130- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078394Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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. This contract has now been formally modified. The award was approved by the Executive Director of Finance on 25th September 2026 • No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published5 days ago8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Contract startsin 6 days19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £270,855,3971 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Community Healthcare CIC | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 095130-2026-C438588-1 · East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £270,855,397
- Period
- 19 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change The investment provides short term bridging capacity delivered by Care Assistants to support Pathway 1 discharges from JPUH and GYW community hospitals. This capacity enables medically optimised patients to return home on the day they are ready, by providing up to 72 hours of safe, short term support until NCC/SCC reablement teams commence care. The service offers: • Flexible single assist and double assist Care Assistant capacity 1 x Double Assist Team (2 Care Assistants) 1 × Single Assist Teams (1 Care Assistant) • 7 day a week coverage, 7am until 10pm • Rapid mobilisation and responsive workforce • Daily coordination with acute discharge teams and social care This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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. This contract has now been formally modified. — Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of existing services in the short term until Norfolk and Suffolk County Council re-ablements teams commence care provision.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East Coast Community Healthcare CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.