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title: "Acorns Childrens Hospice Trust (Walsall) (NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB)"
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published: "2025-03-20"
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# Acorns Childrens Hospice Trust (Walsall) (NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB)

Buyer: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f6f8

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## Summary

The NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) is planning to award a contract to Acorns Children's Hospice Trust for hospital and related services in Walsall, UK (region UKG38). The procurement process is at the award stage and follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 with a direct award procedure. The contract, valued at £66,628 for a period of 12 months, is set to run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Representations by providers must be made by midnight on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in providing health care services, particularly those experienced in palliative and end-of-life care. SMEs that specialise in hospital services or have a proven track record of delivering high-quality care may find this contract particularly beneficial for growth. The opportunity allows service continuity for the existing provider, ensuring maintained capacity without considerable changes to the existing contract, thus providing a stable business environment for the contracted period.

## Notice

Acorns are a valued system partner and are well engaged with the System Palliative and End of Life Care Programme Board. They are committed to collaborative working to ensure that all patients and families in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent receive the care they need.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably, and the test for considerable change is not met. The lifetime value of the contract is: PS66,628 (for 12 months). The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight Wednesday 2nd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The ICB is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10). The intention is to award a contract to the existing provider, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The contract period shall be for a period 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March2026. Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Planning Committee (FPC) on 7th January 2025. The Planned Care, Cancer & Diagnostics (PCCD) Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) and Procurement Operational Group (POG) agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision-making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee. The ICB are confident that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The continuation of existing services in 2025/26 will maintain capacity and reduced demand on primary and secondary care. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook these checks (including an assessment of the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria) are recorded on the ICB's DMR Tracker. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the direct award process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts and in addition reserves the right to award only part of this contract. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any provider in connection with this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any representation to the Contracting Authority.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period, which begins the day after this notice is published. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010523-2025 |
| 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 | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £66,628 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 4LX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG38 Walsall |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2025 at 16:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010523-2025

## Notice URLs

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

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