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West Yorkshire CYP Palliative and End of Life Care Out of Hours Service - 24/7 Advice and Call-Out Support

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Planning

19 Aug 2026 at 15:07

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to commission a 24/7 out-of-hours advice and call-out service for children and young people receiving palliative and end-of-life care. The service will cover Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. It will provide rapid access to specialist paediatric palliative care, including telephone-based clinical advice, escalation to specialist medical support and urgent face-to-face assistance in complex cases. Its aims are to improve coordination and patient choice, support continuous care for children and young people with complex needs, and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. The work is a specialist healthcare service, expected to be delivered through an established hospice model and coordinated as a single lead-provider service across West Yorkshire.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to award a contract but has not issued an invitation to tender. The expected route is the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The estimated contract value is £2,025,000 over an initial two-year term, with an optional one-year extension. The buyer intends to use one lot and a lead-provider model. The market notice was intended to remain available for 14 days from publication, and the buyer recorded 11 August 2026 as the expected date for a future notice. The award decision maker is the Head of Partnership Relationship Management.

The service will suit an established specialist hospice or comparable healthcare provider with highly specialised paediatric palliative and end-of-life care expertise. Potential providers should be able to offer Clinical Nurse Specialists, on-call paediatric palliative medical support and a responsive out-of-hours call-out service across the full West Yorkshire footprint. Strong existing relationships and integrated working arrangements with hospices, community services and acute hospitals will be important, as the model depends on safe handovers and continuous care across regional pathways. Providers should be prepared to operate as a single lead organisation, coordinating partners and making effective use of specialist staff and infrastructure. Organisations building relevant capacity should assess their regional integration and 24/7 clinical response arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Yorkshire CYP Palliative and End of Life Care Out of Hours Service - 24/7 Advice and Call-Out Support

Notice Description

This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for West Yorkshire Children and Young People (CYP) Palliative and End of Life Care Out of Hours Service for the population of WYICB via the Most Suitable Provider Process

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for the West Yorkshire Children and Young People (CYP) Palliative and End of Life Care Out of Hours Service for the population of WYICB via the Most Suitable Provider Process.
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 10 - The Page 4 to 5 Most Suitable Provider Process is being used to commission this service. This notice will be live for fourteen (14) days from the date of publication. This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for West Yorkshire Children and Young People (CYP) Palliative and End of Life Care Out of Hours Service for the population of WYICB.
The aim of the out of hours service is to provide rapid access to specialist paediatric palliative and end of life care support, improve coordination of care, support patient choice, and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. The service will include telephone-based clinical advice, escalation to specialist medical input where required, and the provision of urgent face-to-face support in complex cases.
The service requires a provider with highly specialised clinical capability in paediatric palliative and end of life care, including access to Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), on-call paediatric palliative medical support, and the ability to deliver a coordinated and responsive out of hours call-out service across West Yorkshire. The provider must demonstrate established integration with existing regional care pathways, including hospice provision, community services, and acute settings, to ensure safe and continuous care for children and young people with complex needs.
Following consideration of the service requirements and delivery context, it has been identified that the service is most appropriately delivered through an established specialist hospice model, supported by existing infrastructure, workforce, and system-wide relationships across West Yorkshire. The service requires delivery through providers with highly specialised expertise in paediatric palliative and end of life care, supported by established hospice infrastructure and existing integration within regional care pathways.
To ensure a coordinated and consistent service across the West Yorkshire footprint, a lead provider model is considered the most appropriate approach. This enables delivery of a single, integrated service supported by collaborative working arrangements, ensuring effective coordination, clinical safety, and optimal use of the specialist workforce.
Given the highly specialised nature of the service, the requirement for established specialist clinical expertise in paediatric palliative and end of life care, and the need for effective integration with existing regional pathways, the proposed approach has been developed to support a safe, coordinated, and sustainable model of delivery in line with system requirements.
The estimated value of the contract is PS2,025,000 over a 2-year term with an optional 1-year extension.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079094-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,025,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 4AS
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

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