--- title: "ENHT - Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Palliative Care Consultant" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c995" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c995" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c995.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c995.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST" published: "2024-12-19" --- # ENHT - Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Palliative Care Consultant Buyer: EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c995 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c995) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c995.json) ## Summary The East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "ENHT - Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Palliative Care Consultant." This tender falls under the services category and focuses on medical personnel services, specifically palliative care. The project location is the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, with a delivery address in East and North Hertfordshire. Interested suppliers need to respond by 3rd January 2025 at 12pm noon. The procurement process will be carried out under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), and the estimated contract value is £300,000. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in medical services, particularly those with expertise in palliative care consultancy. The service requires a high level of specialist knowledge and experience in managing physical, psychological, social, religious, and spiritual needs. Businesses that can provide comprehensive remote and on-site support, manage complex clinical decisions, and offer multidisciplinary team collaboration are well-suited to compete. This procurement process may open new avenues for growth, allowing businesses to establish or expand their presence in the healthcare sector by partnering with a prominent NHS Trust. ## Notice People with progressive life-limiting illnesses require different levels of health and social care at different points in their illness. Apart from care and treatment specific to their underlying condition(s), they are likely to have needs that are often referred to as palliative or end of life care, especially as they approach the last year(s) of their lives. Throughout their illness, sometimes episodically, for prolonged periods, they may require expert assessment, advice, appropriate and responsive care, and support from specialists in palliative care. In addition to physical symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, nausea and fatigue, people who are approaching the end of life may experience anxiety, depression, social and spiritual distress. The proper management of these issues requires effective and collaborative, multidisciplinary working within and between core and specialist teams, whether the person is at home, in hospital or elsewhere. Key components of a Palliative Care Specialist Service include: * Specialist knowledge (specialist consultant and specialist nursing services as a minimum) to assess and manage physical, psychological, social, religious and spiritual needs to reduce symptoms, suffering and distress * supporting analysis of complex clinical decision-making challenges where medical and personal interests are finely balanced by applying relevant ethical and legal reasoning alongside clinical assessment * providing specialist advice, support, education and training to the wider care team who are providing direct core level palliative care to the person. The Agreement is for the supply of: * Remote Specialist Palliative Care Consultant support (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00 / Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 10:00-14:00) * On-site support for more complex patient cases (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00 / Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 10:00-14:00) * One clinic session per week (morning or afternoon session) with a mixed patient caseload of face to face and telephone consultations * Attend and support a weekly Palliative Care / Symptom Control Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meeting. This may be held remotely. 2.4 The majority of patients requiring remote / face to face palliative care specialist support will be inpatients on Ward 10 / 11 with symptom control support also required for some MVCC patients in the community. Inpatient beds for the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) ward are capped at 22, with typical activity including elective brachytherapy treatments, systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), symptom control management and end of life care. Due to the weekly elective treatments, patient activity is typically busier from Monday to Friday with lower patient numbers during weekends and Bank Holidays. In terms of medical staffing to support the ward - outside of normal working hours, one Resident Doctor (junior clinical fellow) remains on site with off-site support from a specialty registrar in addition to an Oncology Consultant on call. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a PIN Notice for the Intention to engage with potential suppliers who can provide this service for the trust. The procurement process is subject to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Please look at the attached specification for more details on the service requirements. The provider must be able to fulfill all the service requirements stated within the Trust specification. The deadline for response to OPT in is Friday 3rd Janaury 2025 at 12pm noon. If you wish to OPT IN, please ensure this is communicated via the Atamis Portal. Any questions relating to this should be sent via the Atamis Portal. Additional information: Please see the link below to Atamis. https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome The contract reference number is C325148 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040972-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Dec 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST | | Locality | STEVENAGE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG1 4AB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Stevenage | | Electoral ward | Woodfield | | Westminster constituency | Stevenage | | Delivery location | TLH East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel ## Release History - 19 Dec 2024 at 13:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040972-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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