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Consultant Medical Input from St Michaels Hospice

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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15 Oct 2026 at 11:54

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Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is buying specialist consultant medical input from St Michael’s Hospice Hastings and Rother to support palliative and end-of-life care for inpatients at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital. The service is intended to support patients’ smooth transition from hospital to a non-acute setting. This is a health services requirement delivered in partnership with the hospice, an established provider of palliative and end-of-life care in East Sussex. It forms part of the Trust’s work with the local palliative care system and focuses on care for hospital inpatients and onward transition, rather than a general hospital consultancy service.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to St Michael’s Hospice Hastings and Rother. The contract value is £67,079. It was signed on 15 October 2026; the award date and contract period are not stated. The Trust used Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior call for competition. The Trust assessed the incumbent provider against the regime’s key and basic selection criteria, concluding that the existing service was satisfactory and likely to continue meeting requirements. The service model and contractual arrangements remain unchanged, and the Trust cited effective integration with its services and partner organisations. The award criterion recorded was price; one bid was recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable palliative care work for this Trust, the award indicates demand for specialist consultant medical input integrated with inpatient hospital care and transitions to non-acute settings. A credible provider would need to demonstrate expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, the ability to support inpatients across both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, and effective coordination with Trust services and partner organisations. The Trust’s rationale emphasised continuity and satisfactory delivery of an established service, so evidence of dependable performance and integration within the local palliative care system would be commercially relevant. The selected provider was an established hospice and a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by a specialist hospice provider rather than a large general services contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consultant Medical Input from St Michaels Hospice

Notice Description

St. Michaels Hospice for the provision of specialist consultant medical input to support palliative and end of life care services for inpatients at ESHT and support the smooth transition of patients to a non-acute setting.

Lot Information

Lot 1

St. Michaels Hospice is a well-established provider of specialist palliative and end of life care services within East Sussex and a long-standing strategic partner with the palliative care system. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C

Procurement Information

This contract is being awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C. The current contract has been assessed by East Sussex Healthcare Trust and the incumbent provider, St Michaels Hospice, against the Provider Selection Regime key criteria and basic selection criteria. The Trust has concluded that the provider is delivering the existing service to a satisfactory standard and is likely to continue to satisfy the requirements of the proposed contract. The proposed contractual arrangements are not changing from the existing contract and the service model will remain unchanged. The provider has demonstrated effective, continued integration with Trust services and partner organisations. Accordingly, the Trust is satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process C are met and that the award is lawful under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078863
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097405-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,079 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 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
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST LEONARDS ON SEA
Postcode
TN37 7PT
Postcode Area
Tonbridge
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
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Local Authority
Hastings
Electoral Ward
Conquest
Westminster Constituency
Hastings and Rye

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother

Further Information

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