--- title: "EOL - Hospice Care" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board" published: "2026-09-25" --- # EOL - Hospice Care Buyer: NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6.json) ## Summary NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board commissioned specialist palliative and end-of-life hospice care for babies, children and young people aged 0–18 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service covers symptom management, respite and end-of-life care, advance care planning, emotional and psychological support, transition support and bereavement services. Care is coordinated across hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings, with access to Children’s Hospice South West’s purpose-built Little Harbour Hospice in Cornwall. This is specialist children’s healthcare delivered through a multidisciplinary model, rather than a general hospice or adult-care service. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Children’s Hospice South West under a direct award through the Provider Selection Regime 2023, without a prior call for competition. The award decision was made on 3 September 2026, and the contract is active. The contract term runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with a value of £363,000. The buyer’s stated basis was that there was no realistic alternative provider: Children’s Hospice South West operates Cornwall’s only purpose-built children’s hospice and has an established specialist multidisciplinary service. The evaluation recorded this no-alternative-provider basis as the sole criterion. One supplier was awarded the single lot. This award demonstrates demand from the ICB for a coordinated children’s palliative-care service spanning hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need specialist experience supporting children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and the ability to deliver the full range of care: symptom management, respite, end-of-life support, advance care planning, family emotional and psychological support, transitions and bereavement care. The successful provider’s established multidisciplinary service and purpose-built hospice in Cornwall were central to the buyer’s rationale, so a competing organisation would need comparable specialist clinical capacity and a suitable local care setting, alongside the ability to coordinate support across the county and the Isles of Scilly. ## Notice EOL - Hospice Care ### Lot Information Lot 1 The procurement is for the award of an NHS Standard Contract for the provision of specialist children's palliative and end of life hospice care services for babies, children and young people aged 0-18 years across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service provides holistic, family-centred care for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, including specialist symptom management, respite care, end of life care, advance care planning, emotional and psychological support, transition support, and bereavement services. The service is delivered through a multidisciplinary model across hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings, with access to Children's Hospice South West's purpose-built Little Harbour Hospice in Cornwall. The contract supports the delivery of high-quality, coordinated palliative and end of life care in line with national and local commissioning priorities. This award has been made under direct award A of the Provider Selection Regime 2023. Children's Hospice South West are the only children's hospice provider within the South West region. They have purpose built facilities within Cornwall. The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service. Contract Term 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029 Total Contract Value PS363,000. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. Decision Makers: Finance Manager, Procurement Manager, Commissioner, Deputy Director Contracting, Contract Manager No conflicts of interest declared. COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR reg 21 and guidance. ### Procurement Information The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091143-2026 | | 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 | 25 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 | £363,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board | | Locality | CORNWALL | | Postcode area | Plymouth | | Postcode | PL31 2FR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence | | Westminster constituency | North Cornwall | | Delivery location | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Children's Hospice South West | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 15:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091143-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://chsw.org.uk - https://www.cedr.com/ - https://www.cios.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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