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Awarded· 12 May 2025

Specialist Physical Activity Pathway

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board · Ipswich, East

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Specialist Physical Activity Pathway. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Abbeycroft Leisure

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:12

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 07:39

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  4. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 07:56

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Specialist Physical Activity Pathway. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich. The contract went to Abbeycroft Leisure. It was awarded on 12 May 2025. The contract value is £300,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 29 May 2025. The notice number is 028314-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051417.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of a specialist physical activity pathway in local leisure centres within West Suffolk. This contract, focusing on health services, is intended to enhance and sustain physical activity levels for individuals with long-term conditions or awaiting surgery.

The procurement process was conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, employing a direct award process without a prior call for competition. The contract was formally awarded on 13th May 2025, with services set to commence on 1st July 2025 and conclude on 30th June 2028, with the possibility of an extension until 30th June 2030.

The total value of the contract excluding VAT is £300,000, and the services will be delivered in the West Suffolk Alliance area. This contract underscores the potential for long-term engagement with the public health sector to deliver innovative solutions that cater to these critical community needs.

The notice in full

To provide a specialist physical activity pathway at local leisure centres in West Suffolk that increases and maintains levels of physical activity for people with long term conditions, and or awaiting surgery.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Provision of a specialist physical activity at local leisure centres in West Suffolk to increases and maintains levels of physical activity for people with long term conditions, and or awaiting surgery. The contract will run from 1st July 2025 - 30th June 2028 with an option to extend until 30th June 2030.

    The value of the contract for the initial 3 year period is PS300,000 NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice.

    The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time.

    Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Abbeycroft Leisure
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£300,000

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
028314-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051417
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is based in Ipswich. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Ipswich
Town
Ipswich
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Electoral ward
Gipping
Constituency
Ipswich
Delivery area
Suffolk CC
Region
East
Sub-region
Ipswich
Area
Suffolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Caryn Akers
Address
Ipswich, IP1 2BX · East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Abbeycroft Leisure
Awardee scale
SME
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 Specialist Physical Activity Pathway

Who won the Specialist Physical Activity Pathway contract?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Abbeycroft Leisure on 12 May 2025.

How much is the Specialist Physical Activity Pathway contract worth?

The contract value is £300,000.

Who is the buyer for Specialist Physical Activity Pathway?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Ipswich, East. The named contact is Caryn Akers.

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