--- title: "End of Life Care at St Clare Hospice - Direct Award" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029bea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029bea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029bea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029bea.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2021-04-11" --- # End of Life Care at St Clare Hospice - Direct Award Buyer: WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029bea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029bea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029bea.json) ## Summary The West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group is awarding a contract titled "End of Life Care at St Clare Hospice - Direct Award" for health services within the care industry. This procurement process has reached the Award stage, with the contract valid from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022, and a potential extension until 31st March 2023. The total contract value is approximately £4 million, with the contracting authority opting for a limited procurement method, without prior publication of a call for competition. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in providing health and end-of-life care services. Companies specialising in palliative and residential nursing care could find this contract particularly relevant, as West Essex CCG seeks to reinforce its Integrated Care Partnership across the region. Given the limited competition within the hospice market in West Essex, businesses capable of delivering high-quality care services are encouraged to engage with the ongoing initiatives of the Clinical Commissioning Group in order to position themselves well for future opportunities. ## Notice This is a Contract Award Notice which follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Notice published in Find a Tender (reference 2021/S 000-005241) to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a short-term contract to its incumbent provider, St Clare Hospice, to deliver end of life care services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Contract Award Notice which follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Notice published in Find a Tender (reference 2021/S 000-005241) to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a short-term contract to its incumbent provider, St Clare Hospice, to deliver end of life care services. St Clare Hospice provides palliative care to patients with life limiting diseases, when their disease is not responsive to curative treatment and the patient has a limited life expectancy. The service delivered by St Clare Hospice includes providing relief from pain and other distressing symptoms, integrating psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care, provides bereavement counselling if required and works in partnership with the health and care system to deliver a joined up and holistic service for our patient population. West Essex CCG have been on a journey to establish an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) across West Essex working with its incumbent providers. This work includes the development of the Out of Hospital Model, to which end of life services are a part of. This means that the continuation of services to be delivered by St Clare Hospice directly relates to the CCGs plans to deliver its ICP. Procurement of the services at this time would likely disrupt the progression of implementation of the Out of Hospital Model. Furthermore, the hospice market within the West Essex geography is limited and therefore it is concluded that a procurement process would not be successful due to an absence of competition. It is proposed that the new contract period is 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022 and will include the option to extend for a further 12 months (to 31st March 2023). The contractual value included within this VEAT Notice is reflective of the potential 2-year contract. The value of the initial 1-year contract is c. PS2m. Options: The contract period covered by this Contract award notice is 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022 and will include the option to extend for a further 12 months (from 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023). ### Procurement Information West Essex CCG have been on a journey to establish an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) across West Essex working with its incumbent providers. This work includes the development of the Out of Hospital Model, to which end of life services are a part of. This means that the continuation of services to be delivered by St Clare Hospice directly relates to the CCGs plans to deliver its ICP. Procurement of the services at this time would likely disrupt the progression of implementation of the Out of Hospital Model. Furthermore, the hospice market within the West Essex geography is limited and therefore it is concluded that a procurement process would not be successful due to an absence of competition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007486-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Feb 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £4,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | EPPING | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM16 6TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH35 West Essex | | Local authority | Epping Forest | | Electoral ward | Epping East | | Westminster constituency | Epping Forest | | Delivery location | TLH35 West Essex | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ST CLARE HOSPICE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85144100 - Residential nursing care services ## Release History - 11 Apr 2021 at 21:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007486-2021 - 15 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005241-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.westessexccg.nhs.uk - https://www.westessexccg.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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