Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
8th Floor, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR12DH
nwicb.contractsandprocurement@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
NHS Organisation Data Service
26a
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) 2022 - 2027 / QEH 2022-2027
Reference number
2526-149
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Delivery of NHS Acute, Community and Emergency Care including but not limited to the following CQC regulated activities: Medical care (including older people's care), Services for children and young people, Critical care, End of life care, Maternity, Outpatients, Surgery, Urgent and emergency services, Personal care, Maternity and midwifery services, Termination of pregnancies, Family planning, Treatment of disease, disorder or injury, Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, Surgical procedures, Diagnostic and screening procedures, Community health services for adults, Community health services for children, young people and families, Community health inpatient services.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
96
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2099 /S 001-999999
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Kings Lynn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
NHS Organisation Data Service
RCX
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £2,063,597,759
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. This contract has been formally modified.
Modification approved by ICB Executive Director of Finance and Contracts.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This modification is to update the contract to include Cognitive Impairment Beds service and subsequent funding. Approximately 10 cognitive impairment beds are required to enhance local capacity to facilitate hospital discharge for West Place.
These beds are for short term placements (maximum stay of up to 6 weeks) to support individuals who require an enhanced level of care following discharge from an acute hospital or a community hospital rehabilitation setting or to avoid an admission to hospital are for patients with dementia and who have enhanced level of need due to challenging behaviours.
Individuals who do not (or no longer) require acute care or clinically led rehabilitation care, but whose level of need and complexity precludes safe delivery of care at home, can be admitted to a short-term intermediate care placement.
Recurrent Cost
1st October 2025 - 31st March 2026 - £366,000.00
2026/27 (Full year) - £733,000.00*
2027/28 (Full year) - £733,000.00
2028/29 (Full year) - £733,000.00
2029/30 (Full year) - £733,000.00
Total - £3,298,000.00
*An annual adjustment of contract value will be expected to be applied to the providers of these services which is in line with the national cost uplift factor (inflation/efficiency factor) applied to the that aligns to the QEHKL contract baseline.
Effective date of the modification 1st October 2025
There is no change to the duration of the contract, which remains 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2030, inclusive of a 3 year optional extension.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
54
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£2,063,597,759
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Kings Lynn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
NHS Organisation Data Service
RCX
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This modification is to update the contract to include Cognitive Impairment Beds service and subsequent funding. Approximately 10 cognitive impairment beds are required to enhance local capacity to facilitate hospital discharge for West Place.
These beds are for short term placements (maximum stay of up to 6 weeks) to support individuals who require an enhanced level of care following discharge from an acute hospital or a community hospital rehabilitation setting or to avoid an admission to hospital are for patients with dementia and who have enhanced level of need due to challenging behaviours.
Individuals who do not (or no longer) require acute care or clinically led rehabilitation care, but whose level of need and complexity precludes safe delivery of care at home, can be admitted to a short-term intermediate care placement.
Recurrent Cost
1st October 2025 - 31st March 2026 - £366,000.00
2026/27 (Full year) - £733,000.00*
2027/28 (Full year) - £733,000.00
2028/29 (Full year) - £733,000.00
2029/30 (Full year) - £733,000.00
Total - £3,298,000.00
*An annual adjustment of contract value will be expected to be applied to the providers of these services which is in line with the national cost uplift factor (inflation/efficiency factor) applied to the that aligns to the QEHKL contract baseline.
Effective date of the modification 1st October 2025
There is no change to the duration of the contract, which remains 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2030, inclusive of a 3 year optional extension.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
This modification is made at the discretion of the relevant authority and the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character and:
• The cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract or framework agreement, compared to its value when it was entered into, is under 25%.
This modification is permissible in line with Section 13 - 2A and 2B (ii) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £2,072,020,709
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £2,075,318,709