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Published 20 Dec 2024, 15:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care

Official notice

Authority: NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Jan 2025awarded 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice following a competitive process for Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care to NHS Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB (The Commissioner).

The contract period is 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2032 for 7 years (option to extend for 3 years (to 31st December 2035)).

The total contract value for this procurement is £34,997,182 including VAT for the life of the contract (including extensions).

The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.

The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decisions makers by midnight on 13 May 2025.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

CPV: Community health services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
16 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Expected Annual Contract Values shall be updated with effect from 1 January 2026…AwardedRenewal

The Expected Annual Contract Values shall be updated with effect from 1 January 2026 through to 31 December 2035 to reflect an additional payment of £148,000 per annum in respect of drugs and hosiery costs. For the avoidance of doubt, this period includes the optional extension period, which is not automatic and shall apply only in the event that the ICB determines to extend the Contract.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 3 years. · Option to extend for a further 3 years (36 months at the sole discretion of the Commissioner). Maximum of a 10-year (120 month) contract duration.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality and Innovation: 30%,Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 21%, Improving access. Reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 19%, Social Value: 10%: 80%
  • Value: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Innovation: 30%,Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 21%, Improving access. Reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 19%, Social Value: 10%: 80
  • Value: 20%
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Economic and financial standing will be tested in the Basic Selection Criteria.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Dec 2024, 15:43 GMT
Last source update
23 Feb 2026, 09:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
C326346 / WA17434
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015906
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cc49 Find a Tender

Publisher note: No conflicts of interest were identified in relation to this decision. The decision to implement this contract modification was made by NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB), in its role as the responsible authority for commissioning Palliative and End of Life Care services for Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Appointment period ends
31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Jan 2025, 12:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

31 Jan 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jan 2025, 12:15 GMT
  3. Notice published242 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 09:34 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    29 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    23 Feb 2026, 09:34 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Contract commencing 1st January 2026 expiring 31st December 2032 (contract length seven years + optional three-year extension). The full expected lifetime of the contract value (seven years + optional three- year extension) is £34,997,182 (inc. VAT). This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provi…

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-12: 1 release · 20 Dec 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 16
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Jan 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 015906-2026-C326346 / WA17434-1

    Signed
    1 Jan 2026
    Value
    £25,534,026
    Status
    active
    • Change The Expected Annual Contract Values shall be updated with effect from 1 January 2026 through to 31 December 2035 to reflect an additional payment of £148,000 per annum in respect of drugs and hosiery costs. For the avoidance of doubt, this period includes the optional extension period, which is not automatic and shall apply only in the event that the ICB determines to extend the Contract., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The requirement to update the Expected Annual Contract Values arose due to an unforeseen and sustained increase in drugs and hosiery costs, which could not reasonably have been anticipated at the point the contract was awarded. As these cost pressures directly affect the safe delivery of the commissioned service, an additional £148,000 per annum is required from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2035. The modification is necessary to maintain continuity and quality of service provision and relates solely to unavoidable cost inflation outside the control of both the provider and the ICB.

  • Contract 017557-2025-1

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £27,997,746
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcare Oxford, South East, OX4 2PGContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire & Berkshire West Integrated Care BoardReview body Amersham

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sue RyderFramework contractorGB-COH: 009423228 Sudbury, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.