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title: "Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for Adults and Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0417ef"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
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buyer: "NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE & BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for Adults and Children and Young People

Buyer: NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE & BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0417ef

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## Summary

The NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) is seeking to commission a Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for all ages in Buckinghamshire. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage with a tender period ending on 15th December 2023. The total contract value is £2,415,000.00, including a 2-year extension option, starting on 1st October 2024. The contract is being managed by NHS South, Central, and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioners.

This opportunity presents business growth prospects for healthcare service providers specialising in palliative and end-of-life care. Companies with experience in delivering 24/7 advice, advanced symptom management, parallel planning, and psychosocial support are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure, offering a transparent and equal tender process for potential bidders. Interested parties can access bid documentation via the Atamis e-procurement system to participate in this tender opportunity.

## Notice

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) ("The Commissioner") is seeking to commission a Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for all ages in Buckinghamshire (predominantly Mid and South Buckinghamshire).

The main responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

* 24/7 advice and guidance for people with palliative and end of life care needs, their families, and their carers
* Provide advanced symptom management including:
o complex symptom management skills
o knowledge of the deterioration and dying process
o understanding of rare disorders and their pathways
* parallel planning with condition-specific teams, e.g., heart failure specialists, respiratory team, complex neurological diseases team - this is appropriate for people whose recovery is uncertain.
* support for personalised care and support conversations and advance care planning, including emergency care and treatment planning and accessing NHS continuing healthcare funding and care.
* support for end of life decision-making, including preferred place of care if important to the person.
* rapid discharge from hospital to hospice or home for care at the end of life 
* specialist medical, nursing and therapy support for hospices and community palliative care teams
* specialist equipment in the home [this may be commissioned on a case-by-case basis where unique needs are identified]
* input into multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), pre- and debriefs relating to a person's death, and other professional meetings, at hospitals, hospices and in the community.
* psychosocial support for patients and their families, and professionals [this may be via referral]
* bereavement support for people with complex needs [this may be via referral]
* education and training programmes for specialist and generalist providers delivering palliative care for the BOB ICS. 

The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years. The Commissioner has a budget of PS483,000 per annum. The total value of the contract is PS1,449,000.00 for the initial 3 year contract term, with a total contract lifecycle value of 2,415,000.00 including the 2 year extension. The contract will commence on 1st October 2024.

This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 

Once you have found the opportunity via the search function, using the title of 'Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for Adults and Children and Young People 'or Atamis reference number of 'C221298', to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. 

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) is seeking to commission a Hospice at Home and Palliative Care Community Service for all ages in Buckinghamshire (predominantly Mid and South Buckinghamshire).

The main responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

* 24/7 advice and guidance for people with palliative and end of life care needs, their families, and their carers
* Provide advanced symptom management including:
o complex symptom management skills
o knowledge of the deterioration and dying process
o understanding of rare disorders and their pathways
* parallel planning with condition-specific teams, e.g., heart failure specialists, respiratory team, complex neurological diseases team - this is appropriate for people whose recovery is uncertain.
* support for personalised care and support conversations and advance care planning, including emergency care and treatment planning and accessing NHS continuing healthcare funding and care.
* support for end of life decision-making, including preferred place of care if important to the person.
* rapid discharge from hospital to hospice or home for care at the end of life 
* specialist medical, nursing and therapy support for hospices and community palliative care teams
* specialist equipment in the home [this may be commissioned on a case-by-case basis where unique needs are identified]
* input into multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), pre- and debriefs relating to a person's death, and other professional meetings, at hospitals, hospices and in the community.
* psychosocial support for patients and their families, and professionals [this may be via referral]
* bereavement support for people with complex needs [this may be via referral]
* education and training programmes for specialist and generalist providers delivering palliative care for the BOB ICS. 

The ICB aims to deliver the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care and the local priority to improve access and experience of palliative and end of life services to enable people of all ages to die well. This strategic priority will be delivered across a range of services including inpatient and outpatient services, day hospices, hospice at home, community services, lymphoedema and pre and post bereavement services.

The service will work as part of the Integrated Care System providing cross-organisational working to ensure right care, right place, right time to support a person to die well in their preferred place of care and death. 

The service will be instrumental in providing equitable specialist palliative care services as well as supporting education and training to non-specialist services both NHS and Non-NHS. The service will work closely with the Integrated Care Board and system partners across all sectors (Primary, Secondary, Community Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector), raising awareness of death and dying and supporting compassionate communities to grow, whilst working towards changing society's perception of death. 

The contract will be for an initial term of 3 year with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years. The Commissioner has a budget of PS483,000 per annum. The total value of the contract is PS1,449,000.00 for the initial 3 year contract term, with a total contract lifecycle value of 2,415,000.00 including the 2 year extension. The contract will commence on 1st October 2024.

This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033507-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,415,000 |
| Lots value | £2,415,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE & BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | AMERSHAM |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | HP7 OJD |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 13 Nov 2023 at 16:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033507-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.buckinghamshireccg.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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