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Awarded· 13 Mar 2025

Palliative Care Services

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · Dorset, South West

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Palliative Care Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset.

Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Lewis-manning Hospice Care

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 12:03

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:41

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Palliative Care Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset. The contract went to Lewis-manning Hospice Care. It was awarded on 13 March 2025. The contract value is £1,302,781.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 April 2025. The notice number is 013631-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f8e0.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of specialist palliative care services, valued at approximately £1,302,781 over a potential three-year period. The contract, titled "Palliative Care Services," falls under the health services industry category (CPV: 85100000) and will be delivered within the UK region code UKK2, specifically Dorchester.

The services are scheduled to be provided from 1 April 2025 to 30 March 2027, with an option to extend until 30 March 2028. This procurement process is at the 'Award' stage and utilised the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C, aligning with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a focus on social value and improving access to healthcare services are encouraged to explore similar opportunities aligned with the procurement criteria used in this award process.

The notice in full

The services to be provided under this contract are specialist palliative care services. We are intending to award this contract to an existing Provider, following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS1,302,781.

The services are to be delivered between 01 April 2025 and 30 March 2027, with the option to extend for a further year until 30 March 2028.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

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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
Awarded to
Lewis-manning Hospice Care
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£1,302,781

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
013631-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8e0
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is based in Dorset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Dorset
Town
Dorchester
Postcode
DT1 1TG
Electoral ward
Dorchester West
Constituency
West Dorset
Delivery area
Dorset and Somerset
Region
South West
Sub-region
Dorset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Lewis-manning Hospice Care
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 Care Services

Who won the Palliative Care Services contract?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Lewis-manning Hospice Care on 13 March 2025.

How much is the Palliative Care Services contract worth?

The contract value is £1,302,781.

Who is the buyer for Palliative Care Services?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board, based in Dorset, South West.

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