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title: "End of Life services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050c4c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-05-02"
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# End of Life services

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050c4c

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has concluded a public procurement process to award a contract for "End of Life services" under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Process A. This procurement, in the health services category, addresses the continuation of services by Garden House Hospice Care in East and North Hertfordshire. The tender process was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition, and the contract has been awarded, with confirmation on 2nd May 2025. The service contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one-year extension, reaching a potential value of £3,768,462 over the two years.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare, particularly those with expertise in hospice and palliative care services. Companies with a robust infrastructure capable of supporting comprehensive health services for end-of-life care could benefit from this contract. While the award process is already complete, understanding the procurement requirements and regulations under the Provider Selection Regime may position businesses to compete in similar future tenders effectively, especially those looking to collaborate or subcontract with the incumbent contractor to enhance their service delivery capabilities.

## Notice

This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Garden House Hospice Care, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Garden House Hospice provides an inpatient hospice service, hospice at home service, palliative care telephone advice and support line and a continuing healthcare hospice at home service,for adults eligible for fast track CHC recognised to be in their last year of life. 

This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Garden House Hospice Care, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.

The contract period is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 with a maximum value of the new contract being PS1,884,231 per annum. Should the optional extension for an additional one year be used, the maximum contract value for the 2 year period is PS3,768,462

Options: The contract will be for one year plus optional one year extension.

### 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018788-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 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 | £3,768,462 |

## 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 | GARDEN HOUSE HOSPICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 2 May 2025 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018788-2025

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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