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Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care and Symptom Management Service - CAN

NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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04 Aug 2026 at 14:46

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board commissioned a specialist paediatric palliative and end-of-life care and symptom management service for children and young people in Surrey Heartlands. The service is intended for children with life-limiting conditions and their families, providing compassionate, personalised care through an integrated specialist team. Delivery includes hospice, hospital, home-based, outreach, in-reach and domiciliary care, with respite, end-of-life support, symptom management, transition support and bereavement services. Families can receive care in different settings, including at home and in hospital. The delivery location is Surrey, with wider collaboration involving NHS hospitals, community and social care providers, voluntary and community organisations, and regional paediatric palliative care networks. This is a specialist healthcare services requirement, classified under CPV 85121200.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded to Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) through Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award date was 12 May 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. The contract value is £907,701 over three years, with a stated term from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 and an annual value of £302,567. One award was recorded, with one bid received. Evaluation placed 100% weighting on the existing provider’s ability to meet the required standard; cost carried 0% weighting. The award is active, while the associated lot is recorded as cancelled.

This award indicates demand for providers with established specialist expertise in children’s palliative and end-of-life care, symptom management and hospice-at-home services. A credible future competitor would need a strong record of safe, compassionate and personalised care for children with life-limiting conditions, supported by multidisciplinary clinical teams and reliable provision across hospice, hospital and home settings. Relevant strengths include experience coordinating with acute, tertiary, community, social care and voluntary-sector partners; supporting transitions between children’s and adult services; and reducing avoidable emergency and intensive-care use. Providers should be able to demonstrate quality improvement, complaint handling, outcome monitoring and compliance with NHS England service specifications and NICE guidance. Inclusive outreach, equality-focused access, family and bereavement support, sustainability measures and the resilience to subsidise or extend reach through fundraising would also strengthen competitiveness.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care and Symptom Management Service - CAN

Notice Description

Children and young people's specialist palliative and end of life care and symptom management service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service is a specialist paediatric palliative care for children and young people in Surrey Heartlands offering a high-quality, compassionate, and tailored approach to this vulnerable cohort. Surrey Heartlands ICB has awarded the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be PS907,701 over a three-year term, from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2028. Contract value per annum = PS302,567

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073770-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85121200 - Medical specialist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£907,701 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ25 West Surrey
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Shooting Star Children's Hospices

Further Information

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