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BTH Palliative Care Outsourcing Trinity Hospice

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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17 Sep 2026 at 14:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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05 Aug 2026 at 15:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured outsourced palliative care services to support patients who are close to death. The requirement is for health services, including the delivery of specialist hospice and palliative care supporting the Trust’s patients. The buying organisation is Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Blackpool. The service is associated with the Trust’s Blackpool operation and the selected provider’s hospice service in Bispham. The procurement comprised one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The selected providers are Trinity Hospice and Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services Ltd, both based in Bispham. The requirement is therefore relevant to hospice operators, specialist palliative care providers and healthcare organisations able to deliver end-of-life support for NHS patients.

This procurement has reached the award stage: Trinity Hospice and Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services Ltd were selected through a direct award under PSR Direct Award Option C, with urgency cited as the rationale. The award date is 1 April 2026. The awarded value is £500,381 including tax, and the award is above the relevant threshold. The contract period runs from 29 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. A standstill period ends on 28 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 29 September 2026. The evaluation route was therefore a direct award rather than an open competition. One completed lot covered the health services requirement, and the award applies to that lot. The process has been awarded to the named hospice providers, subject to the stated contract finalisation timetable.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award shows that the Trust uses outsourced specialist palliative care to support patients approaching the end of life. A credible competitor would need to operate a hospice or equivalent specialist healthcare service, with the clinical capability, staffing and governance needed to provide safe end-of-life care for NHS patients. Experience delivering palliative care in partnership with an NHS trust would be directly relevant, as would the capacity to manage referrals and provide continuity of care for patients close to death. The selected providers demonstrate that an established hospice organisation and its associated palliative care services company can meet this type of requirement. Providers should also understand the Provider Selection Regime and the circumstances in which a direct award based on urgency may be used, while retaining the operational resilience needed for outsourced clinical services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BTH Palliative Care Outsourcing Trinity Hospice

Notice Description

BTH. Palliative Care Outsourcing Trinity Hospice to support patients that are close to death

Procurement Information

PSR Direct award option C

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcbe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088280-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£500,381 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKPOOL
Postcode
FY3 8NR
Postcode Area
Blackpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD42 Blackpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blackpool
Electoral Ward
Layton
Westminster Constituency
Blackpool South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Royal Trinity Hospice

Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

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