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title: "Community Specialist Palliative Care Service - Cardiff North and West and Cardiff South and East Locality"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032476"
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buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2022-08-03"
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# Community Specialist Palliative Care Service - Cardiff North and West and Cardiff South and East Locality

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032476

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## Summary

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is undertaking a renewal of the contract for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Service within the Vale of Glamorgan, in line with the need for continuous healthcare support. This tender, which operates under a limited procurement method, involves an active contract awarded to Marie Curie, with a substantial value of £2,410,000, set to commence on 1st April 2022 for a five-year term. The contract supports a multidisciplinary team approach to providing holistic care services in the community. Key contact details for the buying organisation include NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership located in Cardiff. 

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare services, particularly those specialising in palliative care, rehabilitation, and community healthcare provisions. Companies that possess a track record of delivering high-quality specialist health services and can work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams would be well-positioned to engage in this contract, potentially enhancing their service offerings while contributing to the community's health needs. The long contract duration also allows for stable growth and the establishment of meaningful partnerships within the public health sector.

## Notice

Specialist Palliative Care is provided in the home or other residential setting in the community. Services are available at different times over a 7 day period. Care is delivered to patients in the Community through a core specialist multidisciplinary team, led by a Community Nurse Specialist, to provide hollistic care. The Health Board wish to renew the contract with City Hospice to continue their Specialist Palliative Care Service within Cardiff North and West and Cardiff South and East Locality.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Specialist Palliative Care Services provided within the community. All patients have an agreed care plan and can be referred to other services. Care will include complex symptom control, specialist palliative rehabilitation and coordination of care at the end of life. Palliative care education and advice is provided to other health care professionals. All patients admitted to the specialist community care services are assessed by the medical team/nursing team/ multidisciplinary team. The MDT devise a care plan / goals for the patients care which is agreed by the patient / family. An agreed set of services is put in place. The care given and planned is reviewed on a regular basis by the MDT or appropriate health care professionals through formal review criteria. For patients who require discharge from the service there is formal discharge criteria and agreed pathways for referral to services. The Contract will be awarded for a 5 year period on a 3 plus 2 year extension option

### Procurement Information

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wish to renew the existing contract with Marie Curie Cancer Care for a 5 Year Period. The Health Board have been in negotiation with Marie Curie to agree the funding level required to support the level of service requirements to meet the demand within the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. The renewal will provide seamless service continuation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021293-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,482,260 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | MARIE CURIE; THE CITY HOSPICE TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2022 at 14:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021293-2022
- 3 Aug 2022 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021292-2022
- 22 Mar 2022 at 08:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007644-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:436910-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML

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