Contract

Provision if Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Consultants

  • NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063547

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ab3a

Published 9 October 2025, 9:36am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

City Hall,

Norwich

NR21NH

Contact

Steven Worley

Email

steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1603785866

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nsft.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

Provision if Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Consultants

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract is for the provision of Electroconvulsive Therapy Consultant services to cover Anaesthetic and ODP for ECT procedures at Julian Hospital for 2 Mornings a week, 52 weeks a year.

This contract award is for a maximum three year period and is subject to annual review.

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: £275,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance

Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TD

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract is for the provision of Electroconvulsive Therapy Consultant services to cover Anaesthetic and ODP for ECT procedures at Julian Hospital for 2 Mornings a week, 52 weeks a year.

NNUH are the existing NHS provider of the health care service to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate and are the existing provider to NSFT.

NSFT are secondary care providers in the NHS integrated care system and work alongside other care providers in the system.

This contract award is for a maximum three year period and is subject to annual review.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider' / 'Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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.

Conflicts of interest identified among group: None

Details of award decision-makers:

Dawn Collins - Director of Nursing

Sarah Wilson - Contract Support Manager

Amanda Roberts - Head of Contracting and Collaboration

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

1 April 2025

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

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Colney Ln,

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £275,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £275,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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.

Conflicts of interest identified among group: None

Details of award decision-makers:

Dawn Collins - Director of Nursing

Sarah Wilson - Contract Support Manager

Amanda Roberts - Head of Contracting and Collaboration

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norwich Community Hospital

Norwich

NR2 3TU

Country

United Kingdom