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Published 16 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Virtual Reality Pilot as part of NHS England funding to assess whether solutions can be identified to reduce and prevent falls in care home settings

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)
Awarded value£20,495published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Virtual Reality Therapies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The proposal outlines a targeted, evidence-informed pilot programme to implement immersive Virtual Reality (VR) technology in two care settings in Northamptonshire, Thackley Green Reablement Centre (North Northants Council) and Southfields Residential Care Home (West Northants Council), as part of an NHS England-funded Falls Prevention initiative.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East Midlands
85323000 Community health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 10:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056818
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059af3 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 10:04 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,4951 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Virtual Reality Therapies LtdSMEVCSE1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026£20,49516 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender