Awarded· 7 Feb 2025
West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust · King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has awarded West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support. It is a contract for other health and social care in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:00
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:38
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About this tender
In brief
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has awarded West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support. It is a contract for other health and social care in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The contract went to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 7 February 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 June 2025. The notice number is 036031-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04dd5e.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for providing Barium Swallow Exam Support to patients of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEHKL) has been concluded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. The procurement falls within the medical hospital services category and was executed without a call for competition, as it involved the repetition of existing services.
Following the limited procurement method, the contract, valued at approximately £30,000, was signed on 30th June 2025, and is set to be delivered between 1st July 2025 and 31st March 2026. The buyer, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, located in Kings Lynn, UKH16, officially awarded the contract to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
The process demonstrates the importance of having existing relationships within the healthcare industry, as the successful provider was selected based on the ability to deliver a high-quality and cost-effective service, responsive to the department's needs. Maintaining competitive pricing and a strong service delivery track record as per NHS standards could provide an advantage in future tenders under similar regulatory frameworks.
The notice in full
To provide Barium Swallow Exam Support to QEHKL patients
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Provision of Barium Swallow Exam Support to QEHKL - 6 patients per week
The Trust and operational team have explored options available and intend to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.
The contract will be for 13 months from 01/03/25 - to 31/03/26
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- 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
- Large
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 036031-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dd5e
- CPV code
- 85111200 - Medical hospital services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Town
- Peterborough
- Postcode
- PE30 4ET
- Electoral ward
- Springwood
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Delivery area
- North and West Norfolk
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- North and West Norfolk
- Area
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jess Ward
- Address
- Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET · East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support
Who won the West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support contract?
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on 7 February 2025.
Who is the buyer for West Suffolk NHSFT - Barium Swallow Exam support?
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, based in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East. The named contact is Jess Ward.
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