---
title: "Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care and Symptom Management Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05515e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-06-23"
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# Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care and Symptom Management Service

Buyer: NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05515e

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## Summary

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care and Symptom Management Service to Shooting Star Children's Hospices. Located in Surrey Heartlands, this contract, which runs from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, ensures the continuity of critical services for children and families facing life-limiting conditions. The total contract value is approximately £907,701. The procurement process was conducted without prior publication through a limited procurement method, the details of which are dictated by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement stage has been completed, and the decision was made in October 2024 by the Surrey Heartlands ICB Executive Board and its Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses providing specialist healthcare services, especially those focusing on paediatric palliative care. Organisations that can deliver high-quality, integrated care and demonstrate innovation in service delivery would be well-suited to compete in similar procurements. The selected provider, Shooting Star Children's Hospices, exemplifies expertise in providing tailored, compassionate and efficient care to vulnerable cohorts. Businesses capable of collaborating across health and community services, and those with a strong focus on sustainability and social value, could find significant growth opportunities in this sector. This contract highlights the importance of maintaining high standards in clinical leadership, system-wide integration, and addressing health inequalities.

## Notice

Children and young people's specialist palliative and end of life care and symptom management service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Specialist paediatric palliative care for children and young people in Surrey Heartlands offering a high-quality, compassionate, and tailored approach to this vulnerable cohort. Surrey Heartlands ICB has awarded the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be PS907,701 over a three-year term, from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2028.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract 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/034249-2025 |
| 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 | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 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 | £907,701 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU21 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Woking |
| Electoral ward | Canalside |
| Westminster constituency | Woking |
| Delivery location | TLJ25 West Surrey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHOOTING STAR CHILDREN'S HOSPICES (SSCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 23 Jun 2025 at 08:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034249-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.surreyheartlands.org/nhs-surrey-heartlands-board

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