--- title: "North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Together Alliance Hub" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-10-17" --- # North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Together Alliance Hub Buyer: NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ceff.json) ## Summary The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is in the planning stage to award a contract for the 'North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Together Alliance Hub'. This procurement initiative is intended to establish an end-of-life care hub in North Nottinghamshire, focusing on integrating palliative services to support patients wishing to stay in their preferred place of care. Classified under the health services industry category, the process will follow the Most Suitable Provider approach as part of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The procurement process commenced on 17th October 2025 and will maintain an active communication notice period up until 1st January 2026. The contract's estimated value stands at £4.8 million annually, amounting to £14.4 million over three years, with operations focused in the region designated as UKF15. This opportunity presents considerable growth potential for businesses equipped to deliver comprehensive palliative and end-of-life care in community settings. Ideally suited for providers with a strong local presence, the contract seeks organisations capable of delivering face-to-face care for rapidly deteriorating patients, with a focus on integrating with existing healthcare infrastructures such as secondary and primary care services. Businesses well-suited for this contract should already provide home hospice services and have the capability to offer registered nurses and healthcare assistants. Furthermore, an alignment with NICE Guidance and capacity to mobilise community resources and volunteers will be instrumental in fulfilling the contract requirements, providing a platform for businesses to enhance their service offerings within the healthcare sector. ## Notice This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for a North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Together Alliance Hub via the Most Suitable Provider Process ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 10 - The Most Suitable Provider Process is being used to commission this service. This notice will be live for fourteen (14) days from the date of publication. This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for a North Nottinghamshire End of Life Care Together Alliance Hub via the Most Suitable Provider Process. Involves the establishment of an End of Life hub to manage all End of Life referrals, providing a single point of access, increase capacity in 'hospice at home' services to deliver palliative and end of life care within the North Nottinghamshire community supporting patients to die in their preferred place of care. Providers should be able to evidence : A local community presence with a suitable local building in the north Nottinghamshire geography with the ability to deliver face to face palliative and end of life care for rapidly deteriorating patients requiring hospice support. Currently providing hospice at home delivering palliative and end of life personalised care to support the needs of north Nottinghamshire patients in their own home. The ability to provide registered nurses and health care assistants to ensure that the full needs of the patients are addressed in a clinically robust manner according to best practice. Must be a member of the End of Life Together Care Service within North Nottinghamshire. The ability to draw upon wider resources, expertise and volunteers in relation to the delivery of palliative and end of life care ensuring added value. With the ability to integrate with other palliative and end of life services in particular secondary care, social care and primary care. The ability to deliver a service that adheres to NICE Guidance End of Life Care for Adults and the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: A national framework for local action 2021-2026. The ability to obtain a CQC licence to deliver palliative and End of life care in the community and a bedded in-patient facility. The estimated value and length of the contract is PS4.8 million per annum (PS14,400,000) for 3 years. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066381-2025 | | 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 | 17 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG5 6DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire | | Local authority | Gedling | | Electoral ward | Daybrook | | Westminster constituency | Gedling | | Delivery location | TLF15 North Nottinghamshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2025 at 13:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066381-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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