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title: "Keech Hospice Care - Children's Palliative Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c281"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-12-05"
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# Keech Hospice Care - Children's Palliative Care

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c281

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## Summary

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded a contract for children's palliative care services to Keech Hospice Care, focused on the UKH23 region, including Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The contract, titled "Keech Hospice Care - Children's Palliative Care," falls under the health services category (CPV 85100000). The procurement process has moved to the award stage as of 22 November 2024, following a direct award procedure without prior publication due to the existing relationship and capability of Keech Hospice. The contract is set to run for three years, with an optional two-year extension, potentially extending it to 31 March 2030. The total contract value is £1,994,000.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for firms specialising in children's palliative care, particularly those with a strong local presence and established relationships with healthcare networks. Given the direct award process due to Keech Hospice's existing capabilities and integrated approach, businesses with similar local expertise and comprehensive end-of-life care services would be well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. The focus on a holistic care approach, involving physical, emotional, and spiritual support, creates an essential service niche for providers committed to high-quality palliative care for children and their families.

## Notice

Children's Palliative care is an active and total approach to care embracing physical, emotional and spiritual elements. It focuses on quality of life for the child and support for the family and includes management of distressing symptoms, provision of respite and care through death and bereavement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award Process A - Keech Hospice is an existing provider of children's palliative care for HWE ICB and the ICB is satisfied that Keech are capable of providing the future services required. Keech is currently the only local provider with the capacity to provide the range and volume of end-of-life services to the child population of Hertfordshire. Keech have long and well-established links with all the surrounding hospices, community nurse providers and managed clinical networks. Additional information: Contract is offered on a 3 year term with 2 year extension available. Funding information provided is based on the full 3+2 potential contract length available. Contract end without the extension would be 31/03/2028. With the extension would be 31/03/2030.

Options: 2 year extension available from April 2028

### Procurement Information

Direct Award Process A - Keech Hospice is an existing provider of children's palliative care for HWE ICB and the ICB is satisfied that Keech are capable of providing the future services required. Keech is currently the only local provider with the capacity to provide the range and volume of end-of-life services to the child population of Hertfordshire. Keech have long and well-established links with all the surrounding hospices, community nurse providers and managed clinical networks.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039212-2024 |
| 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 | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,994,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KEECH HOSPICE CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2024 at 11:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039212-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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