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title: "QHM-2024-8259 Hospice Services - Tees Valley"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# QHM-2024-8259 Hospice Services - Tees Valley

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9d5

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is commissioning hospice services for the Tees Valley. The requirement covers health and social care support delivered in the Tees Valley, with the recorded delivery location in the North East of England. The service is classified as health and social work services. The buyer is the integrated care board, based in Sunderland. The named provider is Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House), based in Hartlepool. The requirement relates to ad hoc hospice services rather than a specified volume of activity, and the provider has been delivering the services under an implied contract.

The process is complete and records an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime for an existing provider, using Direct Award C without a prior call for competition. The standstill period began with the intention notice, with representations due by midnight on 26 September 2026; the contract could be awarded after the ninth working day following standstill. Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House) is the selected provider. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and is recorded as active, with a value of £998,771. It covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, although services began under an implied contract. The stated evaluation gives quality and cost equal consideration, with the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and likely future performance forming the basis.

This procurement shows established demand from the integrated care board for hospice services in the Tees Valley, delivered by a specialist local hospice provider. A credible future competitor would need the clinical, operational and organisational capability to provide safe, reliable hospice care for patients and families, including the capacity to respond to ad hoc activity rather than only a fixed service volume. Evidence of satisfactory delivery against an existing hospice-services contract would be important under the selection approach used here, alongside a clear ability to meet the required quality standard and offer sustainable costs. Providers with an established presence in the Tees Valley, or a practical local delivery model, would be well placed to demonstrate continuity, responsiveness and knowledge of local health and care needs.

## Notice

Hospice Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Hospice Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS998,771. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

### 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 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 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 26/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087182-2026 |
| 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 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £998,771 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (Alice House) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087182-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

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