Contract

Children & Young People’s Digital Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013849

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0654e7

Published 16 February 2026, 1:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU

Contact

Steven Worley

Email

steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH1 - East Anglia

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Children & Young People’s Digital Neurodevelopmental Assessments

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a block contract for the provision of 50 Digital Autism Assessments - to help address current waiting times within the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System. This contract is for the one off provision of Digital Autism Assessments.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £84,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a block contract for the provision of 50 Digital Autism Assessments - to help address current waiting times within the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System. This contract is for the one off provision of Digital Autism Assessments.

Service provision will take place between February and April 2026, with this contract being awarded due to allocation of non-recurrent end of year financial spend that was not within the annual commissioned cost model.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This contract, made under the urgent award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, has been awarded due to the Trust receiving a short notice, allocation of non-recurrent targeted funding.

This funding allocation was not part of the standard agreement, and the requirement precludes the time awarded to conduct a competitive procurement process.

Conflicts of interest identified among group: 0.

Names of Key Decision Makers:
Steve Bush - Director of Children and Young People's Services
Steve Worley - Head of Procurement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 February 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Healios Ltd

4a Tileyard studios Tileyard Road Kings Cross

London

N7 9AH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

08459279

Internet address

http://www.healios.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £84,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £84,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This contract, made under the urgent award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, has been awarded due to the Trust receiving a short notice, allocation of non-recurrent targeted funding.

This funding allocation was not part of the standard agreement, and the requirement precludes the time awarded to conduct a competitive procurement process.

Conflicts of interest identified among group: 0.

Names of Key Decision Makers:
Steve Bush - Director of Children and Young People's Services
Steve Worley - Head of Procurement

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/