Official UK procurement notice
EOL - Hospice Care — UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK30)
Awarded value£363,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Children's Hospice South West
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEOL - Hospice Care
CPV: Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The 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...Awarded
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 multid…
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Authority reference
C460875- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ae6
- Why no open competition
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
- 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £363,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospice South West | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091143-2026-1 · Children's Hospice South West
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £363,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Children's Hospice South WestAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.