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Awarded· 31 Mar 2024

Planned Overnight Visit Service

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb · Colchester, East of England

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb has awarded Planned Overnight Visit Service. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Colchester.

Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

    Marie Curie

  2. 2024

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 11:58

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  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 11:54

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb has awarded Planned Overnight Visit Service. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Colchester. The contract went to Marie Curie. It was awarded on 31 March 2024. The contract value is £322,937.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 June 2025. The notice number is 035055-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-047c9c.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is overseeing a procurement process for the "Planned Overnight Visit Service" in Ipswich, East and West Suffolk. This service, classified under health services (CPV 85100000), aims to provide palliative nursing care for end-of-life patients, facilitated by registered nurses and senior healthcare assistants.

This contract, awarded to Marie Curie, is valued at £322,937, commencing from 1st April 2024 as a one-year grant agreement. The procurement follows a limited procedure due to technical reasons, specifically the necessity of preventing service discontinuation risks. The procurement stage is complete, and the award status is active.

The notice in full

Provision of a Planned Overnight Visit Service providing palliative nursing care for patients who are in the end of life stage of their illness - provided by Registered Nurses and Senior Healthcare Assistants. Also includes supporting a phone advice service for families and carers.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Provision of a Planned Overnight Visit Service providing palliative nursing care for patients who are in the end of life stage of their illness - provided by Registered Nurses and Senior Healthcare Assistants. Also includes supporting a phone advice service for families and carers.

    Additional information: The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Nursing Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Marie Curie
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Values

Contracts value
£322,937

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
035055-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c9c
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb is based in Colchester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 9QR
Electoral ward
Highwoods
Constituency
Colchester
Delivery area
Suffolk CC
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Essex Haven Gateway
Area
Essex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb
Category
Services
Contact
Sarah Skilton
Phone
+44 1473770225
Address
Colchester, CO4 9QR · East of England · England
Call +44 1473770225

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Marie Curie
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Planned Overnight Visit Service

Who won the Planned Overnight Visit Service contract?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb awarded the contract to Marie Curie on 31 March 2024.

How much is the Planned Overnight Visit Service contract worth?

The contract value is £322,937.

Who is the buyer for Planned Overnight Visit Service?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Icb, based in Colchester, East of England. The named contact is Sarah Skilton, on +44 1473770225.

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