NHS Devon - Audiology Specialist Services - Eastern Locality

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
South West
24 January 2025 to 24 January 2030

Comprehensive audiology service covering diagnosis, quantification, and rehabilitation of hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance impairment. Includes support for bone-anchored hearing aids, cochlear implants, and ENT inpatient/outpatient services. The service must establish unified care pathways across the ICB, including specialized pathways for pediatric conditions like glue ear, while integrating with community and hospital referral systems.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £9.8m; As published
Published: 25 November 2024; Find a Tender
Awarded: 24 January 2025; Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 24 January 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialised audiology assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services for adults and children with complex hearing and communication difficulties.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
25 November 2024
Contract awardedto Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
24 January 2025
Contract starts
24 January 2025
Contract ends
24 January 2030

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How it compares

13.4× the typical hearing aid fitting contract (£728k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/855055/nhs-devon-audiology-specialist-services-eastern-locality
Buyer reference: C322283
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board. NHS Devon - Audiology Specialist Services - Eastern Locality. Contract award, 25 November 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/855055/nhs-devon-audiology-specialist-services-eastern-locality (accessed 12 October 2026).