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Discharge to Access (D2A) beds contract for Ipswich & East
Published Today
20 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
85000000 *
Health and social work services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 East Anglia, East of England
- Value
- £7,590,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
08/08/2026 07/08/2029
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX, United Kingdom · UKH1
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Suffolk County Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: MO30
The provision of bed based nursing services commissioned by Suffolk County Council in Partnership with (Athena Care Homes UK Limited) to provide a swift discharge of medically optimised customers from the acute as part of the Discharge to Assess model.
This will be a 3 year contract with optional extension periods of 1 year + 1 year
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026 10:07
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069a06
- Notice ID
- MO30
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Unit 5, Russel House Southfields Business Park, Laindon, SS15 6TF, United Kingdom
GB-COH 09202115
Full notice record
57 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Suffolk County Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Ipswich |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH14 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | Procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://suffolk.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | ATHENA CARE HOMES (UK) LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 5, Russel House Southfields Business Park |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Laindon |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SS15 6TF |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH37 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | marissa.broadhurst@athenacarehomes.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.athenacarehomes.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Suffolk County Council |
Tender
| Title | Discharge to Access (D2A) beds contract for Ipswich & East |
| Description | The provision of bed based nursing services commissioned by Suffolk County Council in Partnership with (Athena Care Homes UK Limited) to provide a swift discharge of medically optimised customers from the acute as part of the Discharge to Assess model. This will be a 3 year contract with optional extension periods of 1 year + 1 year |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | ATHENA CARE HOMES (UK) LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Health and social work services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH1 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 7 Aug 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 7 Aug 2031 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 2 X 1 year optional extensions available |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £9,108,000 |
| Value › Value | £7,590,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098793-2026 |
| Document › Published | 20 Oct 2026 |