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EOL - Hospice Care

NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

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25 Sep 2026 at 15:57

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board commissioned specialist palliative and end-of-life hospice care for babies, children and young people aged 0–18 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service covers symptom management, respite and end-of-life care, advance care planning, emotional and psychological support, transition support and bereavement services. Care is coordinated across hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings, with access to Children’s Hospice South West’s purpose-built Little Harbour Hospice in Cornwall. This is specialist children’s healthcare delivered through a multidisciplinary model, rather than a general hospice or adult-care service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Children’s Hospice South West under a direct award through the Provider Selection Regime 2023, without a prior call for competition. The award decision was made on 3 September 2026, and the contract is active. The contract term runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with a value of £363,000. The buyer’s stated basis was that there was no realistic alternative provider: Children’s Hospice South West operates Cornwall’s only purpose-built children’s hospice and has an established specialist multidisciplinary service. The evaluation recorded this no-alternative-provider basis as the sole criterion. One supplier was awarded the single lot.

This award demonstrates demand from the ICB for a coordinated children’s palliative-care service spanning hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need specialist experience supporting children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and the ability to deliver the full range of care: symptom management, respite, end-of-life support, advance care planning, family emotional and psychological support, transitions and bereavement care. The successful provider’s established multidisciplinary service and purpose-built hospice in Cornwall were central to the buyer’s rationale, so a competing organisation would need comparable specialist clinical capacity and a suitable local care setting, alongside the ability to coordinate support across the county and the Isles of Scilly.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EOL - Hospice Care

Notice Description

EOL - Hospice Care

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement is for the award of an NHS Standard Contract for the provision of specialist children's palliative and end of life hospice care services for babies, children and young people aged 0-18 years across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service provides holistic, family-centred care for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, including specialist symptom management, respite care, end of life care, advance care planning, emotional and psychological support, transition support, and bereavement services. The service is delivered through a multidisciplinary model across hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings, with access to Children's Hospice South West's purpose-built Little Harbour Hospice in Cornwall. The contract supports the delivery of high-quality, coordinated palliative and end of life care in line with national and local commissioning priorities.

This award has been made under direct award A of the Provider Selection Regime 2023. Children's Hospice South West are the only children's hospice provider within the South West region. They have purpose built facilities within Cornwall.

The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service.

Contract Term 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029

Total Contract Value PS363,000. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Decision Makers: Finance Manager, Procurement Manager, Commissioner, Deputy Director Contracting, Contract Manager

No conflicts of interest declared.

COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR reg 21 and guidance.

Procurement Information

The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091143-2026
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

85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£363,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks 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 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORNWALL
Postcode
PL31 2FR
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
Westminster Constituency
North Cornwall

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Children's Hospice South West

Further Information

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