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title: "Community End of Life Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04de22"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-02-12"
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# Community End of Life Care

Buyer: NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04de22

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## Summary

The NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board has successfully completed the awarding stage for a Community End of Life Care contract, specifically the Lymphoedema Service, located in the Dudley borough (UKG). This procurement falls under the Health Services industry category with a CPV classification of 85100000 and follows the regulations of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023. The contract, valued at £458,100, officially starts on 1st April 2024 and will run until 31st March 2025. The process utilised a limited procurement method, described as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and the project was approved by the ICB Contracts Team and Lead Commissioner without any conflicts of interest.

Businesses capable of providing holistic, disease-specific care management services, particularly for conditions such as Palliative Lymphoedema, Secondary/Primary Lymphoedema, Chronic Oedema, and Lipidoedema, can find growth opportunities in this tender. The contract includes training sessions for community staff and support for district nursing teams, ensuring ongoing integration and compliance with specialist treatment standards. SMEs like Lymphcare UK CIC, which was awarded the contract, are well-suited to compete in such tenders due to their ability to provide specialised, integrated, and continuous care services.

## Notice

Community End of Life Care: Lymphoedema Service The ICB is awarding this contract via Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is PS458,100.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Community End of Life Care: Lymphoedema Service from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The aim of the service is: *To provide holistic and disease specific evidence-based care in the management of patients who have Palliative Lymphoedema (all cause), Secondary/Primary Lymphoedema (all cause), Chronic Oedema (all cause) or Lipidoedema. *To provide an integrated seamless service incorporating the treatment of primary and secondary Lymphoedema. *To prepare and support patients or informal carers with self-management if appropriate. *To offer training of community staff - one session per month for ten individuals. This is formal training consisting of theory and practical sessions on the management of lower limb oedema. *Additionally, the service will provide informal support to district nursing teams, undertake joint visits, and offer on the job support and advice to teams. This will allow non-complex patients to be referred to the community teams for ongoing non-specialist treatment. However, patients can be referred back to the specialist team at any time.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Representations should be sent to: bcicb.contracts@nhs.net. The decision to award the contract was made by the ICB Contracts Team and the Lead Commissioner. No conflicts of interest were identified in reaching the decision to award this contract. This decision has been made as per the Black Country ICB Governance Process. This service has been fully assessed against the key criteria to determine that the provider is satisfying and will continue to satisfy the contract for the period of the contract award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004733-2025 |
| 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 | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 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 | £458,100 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode | WV1 1SH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Electoral ward | St Peters |
| Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LYMPHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2025 at 13:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004733-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk

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