Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Part 2S, Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road, Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2FR
UK
Contact person: NHS Isles of Scilly and Cornwall Procurement Team
Telephone: +01 726627800
E-mail: ciosicb.procure@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK30
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cios.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cios.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EOL - Hospice Care
Reference number: C460875
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
EOL - Hospice Care
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
363 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK30
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for the award of an NHS Standard Contract for the provision of specialist children’s palliative and end of life hospice care services for babies, children and young people aged 0-18 years across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service provides holistic, family-centred care for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, including specialist symptom management, respite care, end of life care, advance care planning, emotional and psychological support, transition support, and bereavement services. The service is delivered through a multidisciplinary model across hospice, home, community, education and hospital settings, with access to Children’s Hospice South West's purpose-built Little Harbour Hospice in Cornwall. The contract supports the delivery of high-quality, coordinated palliative and end of life care in line with national and local commissioning priorities.<br/><br/>This award has been made under direct award A of the Provider Selection Regime 2023. Children's Hospice South West are the only children's hospice provider within the South West region. They have purpose built facilities within Cornwall.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service.<br/><br/>Contract Term 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029<br/><br/>Total Contract Value £363,000
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Decision Makers: Finance Manager, Procurement Manager, Commissioner, Deputy Director Contracting, Contract Manager<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest declared.<br/><br/>COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR reg 21 and guidance.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The Contracting Authority considers that the provider is the only organisation capable of delivering the required services, due to its operation of the only purpose-built children's hospice facility in Cornwall and its established specialist multidisciplinary children's palliative and end of life care service.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Children's Hospice South West
02620879
Little Bridge House, Redlands Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, North Devon
Barnstaple
EX31 2PZ
UK
Telephone: +12 71325270
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
URL: http://chsw.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 363 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
E-mail: info@cedr.com
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.cedr.com/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2026