--- title: "NWL0147 Community Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services - Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Hounslow, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2023-03-03" --- # NWL0147 Community Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services - Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Hounslow, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham Buyer: NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d76e034f-babc-4b0e-9e9d-bd40b67c8607.json) ## Summary The NHS North West London Integrated Care Board is planning a tender for Community Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services in Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Hounslow, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham. The procurement stage is at the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for 31st March 2023. The buying organisation is seeking providers capable of offering specialist palliative care services within specific areas and criteria, with interested parties required to submit their interest by 31st March 2023. This tender by NHS North West London presents an opportunity for specialist palliative care providers to expand their business by offering Community Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services. The tender is specifically suited for organisations with hospice inpatient unit facilities and a specialised workforce in palliative care. The buying organisation is committed to enhancing service quality and efficiency, offering a single-source contract award if no competition arises, ensuring continuity of care delivery. ## Notice NHS NW London ICB requires the provision of Community Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services for adults (18+) living with progressive life limiting/ terminal conditions with or without co-morbidities; such as but not limited to irreversible organ failures of heart, liver, kidney; cancer, complex neurological conditions, HIV/Aids; from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. These services are currently being delivered by the organisations set out below (contract values as per 22/23): -Harlington Hospice (Hillingdon): PS933,606 -St John's Hospice (Brent): PS276,970 -St John's Hospice (Triborough): PS2,047,974 -St Luke's Hospice (Harrow & Brent): PS720,951+ PS1,072,111 -Marie Curie Hampstead Hospice (Brent): PS114,107 -Marie Curie Nursing Services (EOL Rapid response and Planned variable nursing services - Hounslow): PS213,932 The current total contract value of the above contracts is PS5,379,651. The estimated total contract value for the 12 month period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 is PS5,508,760. The purpose of this notice is to be transparent in the ICB's intentions to award a further contract to these organisations, being the only capable providers. The contract version used will be the NHS Standard Contract (Shorter-Form) Particulars. The ICB is of the view that the services described are capable of being provided only by the providers mentioned in this notice, and are not aware of other providers who can deliver the required level or care and services at the current tariffs and who have estates in the areas where services need to be delivered. The described charitable hospice services are partially funded by the service providers including charitable contributions. The funding envelope available is based on continuation of charitable funding to support delivery of specialist palliative care services, in line with the stated aims of the charitable hospice sector. For a provider to be able to apply, they need to be able to demonstrate that they have the appropriate estates (i.e. hospice inpatient unit facilities), are specialist palliative care providers with the necessary specialist workforce in line with the conditions of participation set out in the FTS notice. The ICB is committed to assess the needs of the service users and consider how it needs to secure the needs of the people who use the services, and improve the quality and efficiency in the provision of the services including through the services being provided in an integrated way. Capable providers can submit their interest by 17:00 on 31 March 2023 via nhsnwl.contracting@nhs.net and include a 300-500 word summary of how your organisation meets the set out condition of participation in the FTS PIN notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006242-2023 In absence of competition, a further 12 month contract will be awarded to the providers set out above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e38fc20-267b-48d7-b069-f2535bd3a7d6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 5JD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Marylebone | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2023 at 07:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e38fc20-267b-48d7-b069-f2535bd3a7d6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e38fc20-267b-48d7-b069-f2535bd3a7d6 3rd March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006242-2023 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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