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Awarded· 30 Mar 2025

Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with life-threatening illnesses or life-limiting illnesses in Norfolk S488315

Norfolk County Council · Norwich, East of England

Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Norwich.

Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    East Anglia's Childrens Hospice (each

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:13

    View notice
  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Norwich. The contract went to East Anglia's Childrens Hospice (each. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £443,268. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 3 years.

It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 29 October 2025. The notice number is 069459-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d66f.

Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council has completed a procurement process titled "Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with life-threatening illnesses or life-limiting illnesses in Norfolk S488315". This tender process, which falls under the industry category of health and social work services, is aimed at providing essential respite services in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is now complete, with the award made to East Anglia's Children's Hospice (EACH).

The contract, valued at approximately £531,921.60 gross, commenced on 1 April 2025, and is set to conclude on 31 March 2028. The procurement was conducted under a light-touch regime method, tailored for below-threshold procurements. Moreover, large organisations involved in the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) sector, similar to EACH, can utilise this contract to expand their service delivery and enhance their business profile within the public health domain.

The notice in full

Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with life-threatening illnesses or life-limiting illnesses in Norfolk S488315 PS443268.00

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Children and Young People's Social Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2028 (3 years)
Awarded to
East Anglia's Childrens Hospice (each
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procedure
Below threshold - unknown
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Not stated in the notice: procurement method.

Values

Contracts value
£443,268

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
069459-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d66f
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Norfolk County Council is based in Norwich. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
East Anglia's Childrens Hospice (each
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 this tender

Who won the Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with… contract?

Norfolk County Council awarded the contract to East Anglia's Childrens Hospice (each on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with… contract worth?

The contract value is £443,268. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Specialist overnight respite for children and young people with…?

Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, East of England.

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