Contract award · 21 Jan 2026

Suffolk Universal Health Services

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board awarded “Suffolk Universal Health Services” to Suffolk County Council for £302k.

No competitionHealth & social careEast of England

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£301,602
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date21 Jan 2026
  2. Published25 Mar 2026Published 63 days after the contract date

Description

• Learning Disability/Behavioural therapies: 0-18 yrs. Individualised support programs to enable Children and Young People (CYP) to remain within community and attend education. Intensive behavioural support sessions can be with a named nurse and an additional set of sessions with a support worker. • Children in Care (CiC): 0-25 yrs. Co-ordination and carrying out Initial Health Assessments and Review Health Assessments provided through an integrated administration hub within recommended timeframes. Ensure statutory health needs of CIC are met. Specialist Looked After Children nurses. • Enuresis (involuntary urination): 5-19 yrs. Assessment, support, and the offer of therapeutic interventions to CYP and their families. Excludes daytime wetting and complicated nocturnal enuresis. • Continence products and administrative costs are also included as part of this. • Contract is for 3 month period, with no option to extend. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding…

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