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Opportunity overview
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) has completed a Most Suitable Provider process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service.
The service supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across the Thames Valley system and includes specialist palliative care assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end of life care planning, bereavement support and transition support. The service is delivered in collaboration with acute, community, primary care and hospice partners to support coordinated, family-centred care.
Following assessment of provider submissions against the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, the Commissioner has identified Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider.
The contract duration is 3-years, and the anticipated service commencement date is October 2026.
The contract value is £1,360,677 excluding VAT
The Commissioner has published this notice in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and will observe the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C467552
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This contract was awarded on 30 September 2026.
The provider name is Helen & Douglas House
The proposed contract duration is 3 years with an anticipated service commencement date of October 2026.
The total contract value is £1,360,677 excluding VAT.
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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process.
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
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092969-2026award, contract ·
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097771-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
This is a notice of the completed Most Suitable Provider process for a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service across the Thames Valley system. Helen & Douglas House has been identified as the most suitable provider, subject to a mandatory standstill period before contract entry.
Who this may suit
This does not appear to be an open competitive bidding opportunity despite the source display status of "open". The notice names a selected provider and states that the provider-selection assessment has been completed.
Key points identified
Service scopeProvide a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service.Evidence: "provision of a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service"
Care activitiesAssessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end-of-life planning, bereavement support and transition support.Evidence: "includes specialist palliative care assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end of life care planning, bereavement support and transition support"
Selection assessmentProvider submissions were assessed against Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria; detailed criteria are not supplied.Evidence: "Following assessment of provider submissions against the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria"
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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This is a notice of the completed Most Suitable Provider process for a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service across the Thames Valley system. Helen & Douglas House has been identified as the most suitable provider, subject to a mandatory standstill period before contract entry.
Who this may suit
This does not appear to be an open competitive bidding opportunity despite the source display status of "open". The notice names a selected provider and states that the provider-selection assessment has been completed.
Key deliverables
Specialist palliative care assessment
Clinical advice and symptom management
Care coordination and end-of-life care planning
Bereavement and transition support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Provide a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service.
View supporting evidence
"provision of a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service"
Care activities
99% confidence
Assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end-of-life planning, bereavement support and transition support.
View supporting evidence
"includes specialist palliative care assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end of life care planning, bereavement support and transition support"
Selection assessment
94% confidence
Provider submissions were assessed against Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria; detailed criteria are not supplied.
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"Following assessment of provider submissions against the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria"
Selected provider
99% confidence
Helen & Douglas House identified as Most Suitable Provider.
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"the Commissioner has identified Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider"
Detailed eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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The notice refers to Basic Selection Criteria but does not state their content.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
£1,360,677 excluding VAT.
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"The contract value is £1,360,677 excluding VAT"
Contract duration
99% confidence
3 years.
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"The contract duration is 3-years"
Anticipated service commencement
98% confidence
October 2026.
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"the anticipated service commencement date is October 2026"
Delivery
Service coverage
98% confidence
Thames Valley system.
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"supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across the Thames Valley system"
Collaboration model
98% confidence
Delivered in collaboration with acute, community, primary care and hospice partners.
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"The service is delivered in collaboration with acute, community, primary care and hospice partners"
Beneficiaries
99% confidence
Babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
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"supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Most Suitable Provider process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
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"has completed a Most Suitable Provider process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023"
Published procedure metadata
97% confidence
Limited; award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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procurement_method: "limited"; procurement_method_details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition"
Notice and standstill
98% confidence
Published under Regulation 10; mandatory standstill applies before contract entry.
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"published this notice in accordance with Regulation 10... and will observe the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract"
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Competitive availability
99% confidence
The source display status is "open", but the narrative says the provider-selection process is complete and names Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider. The notice may be in standstill rather than open for new submissions.
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display_status: "open"; "has completed a Most Suitable Provider process"; "identified Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider"; "mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract"
Standstill timetable
97% confidence
Standstill period end date and any challenge process are not stated.
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The notice states a "mandatory standstill period" but supplies no dates or process details.
Selection requirements
98% confidence
Detailed Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria are not provided.
View supporting evidence
The description names "Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria" without setting them out.
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