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title: "Night Sitting Service (Palliative Care)"
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# Night Sitting Service (Palliative Care)

Buyer: SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90e289bd-debc-43e2-adc8-c7d6876e88f3

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## Summary

The Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking tenders for the "Night Sitting Service (Palliative Care)" aimed at delivering end-of-life care services to individuals approaching death. This procurement falls under the health services category and is located in Southampton, England. The procurement method is open, using an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 12 October 2017. The contract is set to begin on 1 December 2017 and will run until 30 November 2020, with a total estimated value of £200,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisations specialising in health and social care, particularly those with experience in palliative care services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Competing businesses should have the capability to provide compassionate and dignified end-of-life support, including managing pain, and offering psychological and social support to both patients and their families.

## Notice

The Night Sitting Service is to deliver an End of Life Care i.e. health and social care for individuals who are approaching death. The service helps individuals to live as well as possible until they die, and to die with dignity. This service also includes support for their family and/or carers. End of life care includes palliative care. For the purpose of this specification care for "End of Life Stage of illness" is care that helps all those with advanced, progressive, incurable illnesses to live as well as possible until they die. It enables the supportive and palliative care needs of both patient and family to be identified and met throughout the last phase of life and into bereavement. It includes management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social, spiritual and practical support. This service is delivered only between 22:00 to 0700. The specification describes the service in more detail. Additional information: Please register on our e-procurement portal to access the Night Sitting Service tender documents attached for this procurement opportunity via our Bravo e-procurement portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b75ebfdb-722b-4160-b4fb-07783ca03e67 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2017 - 30 Nov 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO40 2RZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | New Forest |
| Electoral ward | Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh |
| Westminster constituency | New Forest East |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2017 at 10:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b75ebfdb-722b-4160-b4fb-07783ca03e67

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b75ebfdb-722b-4160-b4fb-07783ca03e67
  20th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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