Official UK procurement notice
Learning Disability Respite Service
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a notice to inform the market the procurement has been abandoned.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB (NWICB) invited bids for the Provision of a Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney.<br/><br/>The successful Provider will deliver a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.<br/><br/>The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Except for closure for staff training (4 days per year) and Christmas closure arrangements to be agreed with the nominated liaison team manager who oversees referrals to the service.
CPV: Community health services · Health services · Residential nursing care services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is a notice to inform the market the procurement has been abandonedCancelledPublished value£3,400,000
This is a notice to inform the market the procurement has been abandoned.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invited competitive offers for the provision of a Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney.<br/><br/>The successful Provider will be responsible for delivering a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.<br/><br/>The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Except for closure for staff training (4 days per year) and Christmas closure arrangements to be agreed with the nominated liaison team manager who oversees referrals to the service.<br/><br/>The contract was for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The annual value is circa £680,000 per annum with an initial 3 year contract value of £2,040,000 and max 5 year contract value of £3,400,000.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality & Innovation: 50%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 50
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 10
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 30
- Social Value: 10
- Value: 0
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 11:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NW2025-110- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015983- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a673Find a Tender
Publisher note: After careful consideration, the Commissioners made the difficult decision to abandon the current process as permitted within Document 1 – ITT Process Overview document (under section 26.1). The justification for this is that the Commissioners had identified that there was a lack of clarity in relation to the value, provision and application of the TUPE information provided, and lack of clarity in relation to the Estates lease and associated financials. To maintain a fair, open and transparent competition, the Commissioner is withdrawing this process and intends to go back to commence new market engagement, regarding the service requirement going forwards.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jan 2026, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2025 → 29 May 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected360 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published246 days ago23 Feb 2026, 11:11 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until150 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Status changed to active12 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT12 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Dec 2025, 17:02 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled23 Feb 2026, 11:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.