In deliveryUnited Kingdom
Discharge to Assess (D2A) beds contract for Ipswich & East.
- Published
- Published 15 May 2026
Overview
Suffolk County Council has awarded a £7.59 million contract to Athena Care Homes (UK) Limited on 18 May 2026 to provide bed-based nursing services for Discharge to Assess (D2A) in the Ipswich & East area. The three-year contract, with optional one-year extensions, delivers swift discharge of medically optimised patients from acute care as part of the Discharge to Assess model. The service is now in delivery.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Procedure
- Direct
- Published
- 15 May 2026
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £7,590,000
- Award date
- 18 May 2026
- Contract period
- 7 August 2026 → 7 August 2029
- ATHENA CARE HOMES (UK) LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
20 May 2026
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15 May 2026
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Contracting authority
Suffolk County Council
BuyerIpswich, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV
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