Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service

Opportunity overview

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) has completed a Most Suitable Provider process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service. The service supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across the Thames Valley system and includes specialist palliative care assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end of life care planning, bereavement support and transition support. The service is delivered in collaboration with acute, community, primary care and hospice partners to support coordinated, family-centred care. Following assessment of provider submissions against the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, the Commissioner has identified Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider. The contract duration is 3-years, and the anticipated service commencement date is October 2026. The contract value is £1,360,677 excluding VAT The Commissioner has published this notice in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and will observe the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner

Contracting authority

NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD First Floor, Unipart House, Garsington Road, Oxford, OX42PG, UKJ1, United Kingdom Email: scwcsu.cbprocurement@nhs.net Website: https://www.thamesvalley.icb.nhs.uk/

Procurement timetable and procedure

Legal basis: 32014L0024

CPV Classification

85323000 — Community health services

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