End of Life services
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The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has completed a contract award process under the Provider Selection Regime for health services, specifically aimed at End of Life services. The awarded contract, which began on 1st April 2025, spans one year with the possibility of an additional one-year extension, making the total potential value £4,266,600. The contract is based on a limited procurement method, without prior publication of a call for competition, with a focus on existing service continuity provided by Isabel Hospice in East and North Hertfordshire.
The procurement stage has reached completion according to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for established health service providers who can deliver high-quality palliative and hospice care, akin to the existing services provided by Isabel Hospice. Businesses that specialise in inpatient hospice care, hospice-at-home services, and offering specialist nursing support could find growth potential in similar procurement processes.
Large-scale health services firms keen on expanding or maintaining their market presence in regions akin to UKH23, specifically with an existing client base, would benefit from exploring such direct award opportunities under the Provider Selection Regime.
This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Isabel Hospice, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.
Isabel Hospice provides an inpatient hospice service, hospice at home service, palliative care telephone advice and support line, heart failure nurse specialist service and care home nurse educator service. <br/><br/>This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Isabel Hospice, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.<br/><br/>The contract period is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 with a maximum value of the new contract being PS2,133,300 per annum. Should the optional extension for an additional one year be used, the maximum contract value for the 2 year period is PS4,266,600.
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