Nursing Respite for Disabilities and Complex Health Needs Market Engagement

NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB (NWICB) is undertaking market engagement for the Provision of a Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney. This is a Market Engagement process to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market to deliver a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This contract is anticipated to advertised and procured on the basis of an initial 3 year contract period, with an option to extend up to a further 24 months subject to Commissioner discretion and requirements (5 years in total).

The annual value is forecasted to be circa £680,000. To respond please access via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the Atamis e-procurement system at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome.

You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract ref C426222 NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB (NWICB) is undertaking market engagement for the Provision of a Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney.

This is a Market Engagement process to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market to deliver a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs. The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The Commissioners are keen to receive early market feedback in relation to the service specification via an online questionnaire to support the development of new service specification. The aim of this Expression of Interest is to; 1. provide the market with visibility of the proposed opportunity; 2. support the ICB decision making to inform the future commissioning of services (as applicable); 3. to help define the future service approach, model and timelines; 4. to gauge the level of interest and realistic service model and number of hours within the available budget from the market of capable providers with capacity across the region to deliver the services noted above.

The deadline for this market engagement questionnaire is by 5.00pm on 6th March 2026. The ICB reserves the right to seek to schedule 1:1 market engagement meetings w/c 9th and/or 16th March 2026.

A further advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time. You will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent process if you choose not to respond to this market testing process, but the Commissioner wishes to understand your views.

Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.

Any future opportunity will be carried out in accordance with the ICB’s procurement obligations under the Provider Selection Regime. Any future opportunity will be carried out in accordance with the ICB’s procurement obligations under the Provider Selection Regime.

To respond please access via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the Atamis e-procurement system at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract ref C426222.

Additional information: To respond please access via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the Atamis e-procurement system at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract ref C426222