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Coming up· published 13 Mar 2025

Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board · Gedling, East Midlands

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is planning Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Gedling.

Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 16:42

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is planning Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Gedling. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.

Find a Tender published it on 13 March 2025. The notice number is 009317-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ecff.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board plans to award a contract for Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service in Bassetlaw. This procurement process, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, focuses on commissioning high-quality health services, particularly in providing end-of-life care. The estimated contract value is £3.9 million over three years.

The strategic planning is currently at the planning stage, with the future notice expected to be issued on 1 August 2025. The service will be provided in Bassetlaw (UKF15), requiring a facility with a minimum occupancy for six patients, capable of delivering around-the-clock care. The procurement method is the Most Suitable Provider Process, and the procurement category is services under the CPV classification 85100000 - Health services.

Businesses with expertise in managing in-patient facilities, providing 24/7 personalised care, and integrating with other health services can compete effectively. Potential providers must demonstrate a strong local presence in Bassetlaw, have the necessary workforce, including registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists, and possess the capacity to work with local GPs and palliative care consultants.

The ability to adhere to NICE guidelines and National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care will be crucial. Successful bidders will also need to secure a CQC licence to operate the service.

The notice in full

This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for a Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service for the population of Bassetlaw via the Most Suitable Provider Process.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 10 - The Most Suitable Provider Process is being used to commission this service. This notice will be live for fourteen (14) days from the date of publication. This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for for a Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service for the population of Bassetlaw.

    The service provides high quality palliative end of life care in an in-patient bedded facility in Bassetlaw that is not an acute setting; for all patients with end of life care needs, regardless of diagnosis, who require step up/step down care from an acute setting, respite care due to carer fatigue or terminal care.

    Provide a Clinical Specialist Nurse workforce to support community palliative and EoL care provision in the Bassetlaw community. Providers should be able to evidence : A local community presence with a suitable local building in Bassetlaw with a minimal bed occupancy for 6 patients with the ability to deliver face to face palliative and end of life care.

    The ability to provide 24/7, 365 days palliative and end of life personalised care to support the needs of Bassetlaw patients in the bedded facility which cannot be adequately managed within their own home, but for whom generalist out of hours care is appropriate, with ability to admit end of life patients out of hours and weekends.

    The ability to provide registered Nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialist to ensure that the full needs of the patients are addressed in a clinically robust manner according to best practice. Appropriate medical oversight from local Bassetlaw GP's in Primary Care. Support from a specialist palliative care consultant to provide training and clinical supervision to the Bassetlaw GP's and Clinical Nurse Specialist team.

    The ability to draw upon wider resources, expertise and volunteers in relation to the delivery of palliative and end of life care ensuring added value.

    The ability to deliver a service that adheres to NICE Guidance End of Life Care for Adults Overview | End of life care for adults | Quality standards | NICE and the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: A national framework for local action 2021-2026.

    NHS England " Ambitions for palliative and end of life care The ability to obtain a CQC licence to deliver palliative and End of life care in the bedded facility. The ability to provide a Clinical Specialist Nurse workforce to support community palliative and EoL care provision in the Bassetlaw community.

    The ability to integrate with other palliative and end of life services in particular secondary care, social care and primary care. The estimated value of the contract is PS3.9 million for a three-year contract.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
009317-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ecff
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is based in Gedling. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Gedling
Town
Nottingham
Postcode
NG5 6DA
Electoral ward
Daybrook
Constituency
Gedling
Delivery area
North Nottinghamshire
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
South Nottinghamshire
Area
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Nottingham, NG5 6DA · East Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service

When will the Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service tender open?

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

Who is the buyer for Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service?

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, based in Gedling, East Midlands.

How do I bid for Palliative and End of Life Hospice and Community Service?

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.