Contract award · 9 Feb 2026

Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service.

NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board awarded “Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service.” to Livability (Shaftesbury Incanho) for £3.58m.

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 Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£3,582,800
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date9 Feb 2026
  2. Published18 Aug 2026Published 190 days after the contract date

Description

Icanho provides a specialist community neurorehabilitation service for adults aged 18 years and over who are registered with a GP practice in Suffolk or the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality. The provision supports individuals with acquired neurological conditions, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, hypoxic brain injury, brain tumours and other acquired brain injuries, who require coordinated multidisciplinary rehabilitation to maximise recovery, improve functional independence and optimise quality of life. Rehabilitation is delivered by a specialist multidisciplinary team including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and vocational rehabilitation. The provision forms part of the wider Norfolk and Suffolk rehabilitation pathway and works collaboratively with acute hospitals, community services, primary care, mental health services, social care and voluntary sector partners to deliver personalised, goal-orientated rehabilitation and sup…

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