Official UK procurement notice
Palliative care support to End of Life beds
Authority: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupplier to provide palliative care support to a specified number of End of Life care beds within named Oxford Health's Community Hospital(s).
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1H the supplier is being subsequently subcontracted to provide support (further…Awarded
h the supplier is being subsequently subcontracted to provide support (further referenced as the Head-Contract).
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this Contract is subject to Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice mark the start of the standstill period. This contract has not yet
formally been awarded. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to [email protected] and addressed to Head of Business Services.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 11:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 11:08 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025062- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066ea2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Interdependency with BOB ICB and Oxford Health Community Services Contract and BOB ICB and Sue Ryder Contract for Palliative and End of Life Care (Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017557)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Ryder | £437,155 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025062-2026-1 · Sue Ryder
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £437,155
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSE Independent Patient Choice and Procurement panelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sue RyderAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.