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title: "Palliative Care and End of Life Out of Hours Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066276"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-03-04"
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# Palliative Care and End of Life Out of Hours Service

Buyer: NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066276

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## Summary

The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is progressing with the "Palliative Care and End of Life Out of Hours Service" contract, classified under Health services (CPV code 85100000). The procurement stage is currently complete, with the intention to award notice issued on 4th March 2026. The standstill period ends at midnight on 16th March 2026. This contract covers services to be delivered from 4th November 2025 to 31st March 2026, valued at £43,761. Taking place in the UKD36 region (Manchester), the procurement method employed is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C, without a prior publication call for competition.

This tender represents a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those adept at providing innovative, high-quality palliative care. With an emphasis on quality, innovation, integration, collaboration, service sustainability, and social value, enterprises focused on improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice would find this contract well-suited to their capabilities. Organisations of substantial scale, such as Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, could leverage their resources and expertise to deliver the required out-of-hours support effectively, fostering business growth and consolidation within the healthcare services sector.

## Notice

Out of hours clinical support to families where a child is open to the children's community end of life/palliative care service to be delivered to NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. This contract will be for 16 months from 4th November 2025 - 31st March 2026. The total value for this contract will be PS43,761. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations 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 on 16th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 30%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% and Social Value - 10%. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest were declared.

### 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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations 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/019649-2026 |
| 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 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Nov 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 | £43,761 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2026 at 16:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019649-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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