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Awarded· 6 May 2025

Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · Merton, London

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board has awarded Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Merton.

Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Shooting Star Children's Hospice

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:50

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 16:45

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About this tender

In brief

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board has awarded Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Merton. The contract went to Shooting Star Children's Hospice. It was awarded on 6 May 2025. The contract value is £342,384.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 18 June 2025. The notice number is 033495-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051a09.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) has completed a procurement process for the Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service, classified under the health services industry category. This service, located in London, focuses on providing specialised palliative care for babies, children, and young people aged 0-18.

The procurement process has moved from the intention to award stage to the award confirmation stage under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with the contract formally awarded on 7th May 2025. The contract duration is set from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with a lifetime value of £342,384 excluding VAT. The procurement method was Direct Award Process C, utilised without prior publication of a call for competition.

Providers that can demonstrate adherence to NICE guidelines, offer evidence-based clinical practices, and introduce digital health innovations would be well-positioned to compete.

The notice in full

NHS South West London ICB - Specialist Palliative care services for babies, children and young people (age 0-18)

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The notice relates to hospice specialist palliative care services for babies, children and young people (age 0-18). This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is PS342,384 excluding VAT (PS342,384 per annum).

    The contract term will be 1 year. The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2026.

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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
Shooting Star Children's Hospice
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
Large

Values

Contracts value
£342,384

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
033495-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a09
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board is based in Merton. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Merton
Town
South West London
Postcode
SW19 1RH
Electoral ward
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
Constituency
Wimbledon
Delivery area
London
Region
London
Sub-region
Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Area
Outer London - South
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Simon Robison
Address
London, SW19 1RH · London · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Shooting Star Children's Hospice
Awardee scale
Large
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 Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service

Who won the Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service contract?

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Shooting Star Children's Hospice on 6 May 2025.

How much is the Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service contract worth?

The contract value is £342,384.

Who is the buyer for Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care (SPACE) Service?

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, based in Merton, London. The named contact is Simon Robison.

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