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# Mandatory	Title:	BOB ICB Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mandatory-title-bob-icb-specialist-palliative-care-and-end-of-life-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a6d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Mandatory	Title:	BOB ICB Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £35,540,510. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-buckinghamshire-oxfordshire-and-berkshire-west-integrate-nhs-qu9)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £35,540,510 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049a6d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mandatory-title-bob-icb-specialist-palliative-care-and-end-of-life-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a6d#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (the Commissioner’s), intention to commission a Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Service. <br/><br/>The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services.<br/><br/>The contract will be for an initial term 7 years with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 years commencing January 2026.<br/><br/>The service provision will cover Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire<br/><br/>This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) is seeking to commission Specialist Palliative care and end of life services for adults age 18+ including Palliative Community Care, Hospice Inpatient Care, Hospice a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029276-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-12T14:51:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:10:26.275Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049a6d