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The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board has initiated a contract for the "Overnight Rapid Response End of Life Care Nursing Service," classified under the health services industry category (CPV code 85100000). This procurement process involves the provision of overnight rapid specialist palliative nursing and care support to end-of-life patients within the North East London area. The procurement, following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), reached its award stage with direct award process C, with the contract being formally awarded on 8th April 2024, set to commence on 1st April 2024 for one year until 31st March 2025.
The contract holds a value of £266,512 and is managed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, explicitly excluding the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in palliative and end-of-life care services, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality, rapid response nursing support. Business growth can be fostered through addressing critical healthcare needs, ensuring patients' quality of life towards the end of their lives.
Firms with a proven track record in health care services, specifically in managing pain, symptoms, and providing emotional support, are well-suited to compete. This is ideal for providers capable of meeting rigorous standards and committed to impactful healthcare service delivery within a public law framework.
The end of life nursing service provides overnight rapid specialist palliative nursing and care support to patients at home. The service delivers improved quality of life experienced by end of life patients and increases the number of people supported to have a good death through advice, management of pain and other symptoms and provision of emotional and practical support. Development of the service model and specification has been informed by national best practice as set out in the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care (2021-26), NHS Statutory Guidance on End of Life Services (July 2022), the Department of Health's National End of Life Care Strategy, and NICE Quality Standards for End of Life Care in Adults (2021). The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms. The lifetime value of the contract is PS266,512.
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