---
title: "Consultant Medical Input from St Michaels Hospice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078863"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# Consultant Medical Input from St Michaels Hospice

Buyer: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078863

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## Summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is buying specialist consultant medical input from St Michael’s Hospice Hastings and Rother to support palliative and end-of-life care for inpatients at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital. The service is intended to support patients’ smooth transition from hospital to a non-acute setting. This is a health services requirement delivered in partnership with the hospice, an established provider of palliative and end-of-life care in East Sussex. It forms part of the Trust’s work with the local palliative care system and focuses on care for hospital inpatients and onward transition, rather than a general hospital consultancy service.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to St Michael’s Hospice Hastings and Rother. The contract value is £67,079. It was signed on 15 October 2026; the award date and contract period are not stated. The Trust used Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior call for competition. The Trust assessed the incumbent provider against the regime’s key and basic selection criteria, concluding that the existing service was satisfactory and likely to continue meeting requirements. The service model and contractual arrangements remain unchanged, and the Trust cited effective integration with its services and partner organisations. The award criterion recorded was price; one bid was recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable palliative care work for this Trust, the award indicates demand for specialist consultant medical input integrated with inpatient hospital care and transitions to non-acute settings. A credible provider would need to demonstrate expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, the ability to support inpatients across both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, and effective coordination with Trust services and partner organisations. The Trust’s rationale emphasised continuity and satisfactory delivery of an established service, so evidence of dependable performance and integration within the local palliative care system would be commercially relevant. The selected provider was an established hospice and a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by a specialist hospice provider rather than a large general services contractor.

## Notice

St. Michaels Hospice for the provision of specialist consultant medical input to support palliative and end of life care services for inpatients at ESHT and support the smooth transition of patients to a non-acute setting.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

St. Michaels Hospice is a well-established provider of specialist palliative and end of life care services within East Sussex and a long-standing strategic partner with the palliative care system. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C

### Procurement Information

This contract is being awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C. The current contract has been assessed by East Sussex Healthcare Trust and the incumbent provider, St Michaels Hospice, against the Provider Selection Regime key criteria and basic selection criteria. The Trust has concluded that the provider is delivering the existing service to a satisfactory standard and is likely to continue to satisfy the requirements of the proposed contract. The proposed contractual arrangements are not changing from the existing contract and the service model will remain unchanged. The provider has demonstrated effective, continued integration with Trust services and partner organisations. Accordingly, the Trust is satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process C are met and that the award is lawful under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097405-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 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 | £67,079 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Locality | ST LEONARDS ON SEA |
| Postcode area | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN37 7PT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Hastings |
| Electoral ward | Conquest |
| Westminster constituency | Hastings and Rye |
| Delivery location | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 11:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097405-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://stmichaelshospice.com
- https://www.cedr.com/
- https://www.esht.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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