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QHM-2024-8259 Hospice Services - Tees Valley

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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15 Sep 2026 at 11:01

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is commissioning hospice services for the Tees Valley. The requirement covers health and social care support delivered in the Tees Valley, with the recorded delivery location in the North East of England. The service is classified as health and social work services. The buyer is the integrated care board, based in Sunderland. The named provider is Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House), based in Hartlepool. The requirement relates to ad hoc hospice services rather than a specified volume of activity, and the provider has been delivering the services under an implied contract.

The process is complete and records an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime for an existing provider, using Direct Award C without a prior call for competition. The standstill period began with the intention notice, with representations due by midnight on 26 September 2026; the contract could be awarded after the ninth working day following standstill. Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House) is the selected provider. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and is recorded as active, with a value of £998,771. It covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, although services began under an implied contract. The stated evaluation gives quality and cost equal consideration, with the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and likely future performance forming the basis.

This procurement shows established demand from the integrated care board for hospice services in the Tees Valley, delivered by a specialist local hospice provider. A credible future competitor would need the clinical, operational and organisational capability to provide safe, reliable hospice care for patients and families, including the capacity to respond to ad hoc activity rather than only a fixed service volume. Evidence of satisfactory delivery against an existing hospice-services contract would be important under the selection approach used here, alongside a clear ability to meet the required quality standard and offer sustainable costs. Providers with an established presence in the Tees Valley, or a practical local delivery model, would be well placed to demonstrate continuity, responsiveness and knowledge of local health and care needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QHM-2024-8259 Hospice Services - Tees Valley

Notice Description

Hospice Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Hospice Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS998,771. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 26/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087182-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£998,771 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
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 NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House)

Further Information

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