Awarded· 24 Sept 2025
Contract for the provision of supported living services for Adults with a learning disability - Fakenham
Norfolk County Council · Norwich, East of England
Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 10:37
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 08:59
View noticeNext
2029
Contract ends
3½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich. The contract went to Thera East Anglia. It was awarded on 24 September 2025. The awarded value is £884,425. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3½ years.
It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 1 October 2025. The notice number is 061153-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a0e1.
Summary of the contracting process
Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of supported living services for adults with a learning disability in Fakenham. The contract was directly awarded to THERA EAST ANGLIA due to extreme urgency, ensuring continuous care and support. This procurement process falls under the "lightTouch" regime and is categorised in the services sector, specifically social work services with accommodation.
The contract commenced on 1st October 2025 and will run until 31st March 2029, with options to tailor care packages based on individual reviews. Key details include the contract's estimated value of £884,425 and its applicability across multiple regions in the United Kingdom. The procurement approach, a direct award under special regulations, underscores urgent and consistent service provision, highlighting a preference for experienced and versatile service providers.
The notice in full
Contract for the provision of supported living services for Adults with a learning disability in Fakenham
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2029 (3½ years)
- Awarded to
- Thera East Anglia
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Awards value
- £884,425
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 061153-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a0e1
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Norwich
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Electoral ward
- Lakenham
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Norwich and East Norfolk
- Area
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Norfolk County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Norwich, NR1 2DH · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Thera East Anglia
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £884,425
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061153-2025
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059178-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- Thera.co.ukthera.co.uk/about/companies/thera-east-anglia/
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a0e1 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
Who won the Contract for the provision of supported living services for Adults with a… contract?
Norfolk County Council awarded the contract to Thera East Anglia on 24 September 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2029, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Contract for the provision of supported living services for Adults with a… contract worth?
The awarded value is £884,425. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2029 (3½ years).
Who is the buyer for Contract for the provision of supported living services for Adults with a…?
Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, East of England.
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