AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board published an award and contract notice for hospice services to LOROS Hospice. The published contract record is active and gives a total value of £4,935,170.12; it records a signature date of 15 April 2026. The source also describes delivery from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, creating a material date inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for LOROS Hospice, covering Lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a direct Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Award Process A arrangement for an existing healthcare service, justified in the notice on the basis that there was no other realistic provider.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LOROS Hospice
99% confidenceAward 099194-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £4,935,170.12 GBP · Active award and active contract record
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Award 099194-2026-1 identifies LOROS Hospice as supplier; linked contract value is GBP 4,935,170.12.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-20T16:55:37+01:00; notice type: award, contract.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 099194-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 099194-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature recorded
99% confidence15 April 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-04-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is cancelled, despite the linked award and contract being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published total contract value
99% confidence£4,935,170.12
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Contract 099194-2026-1 value: GBP 4,935,170.12.
Stated 2025–26 service value
95% confidence£2,458,611.12
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Lot description states £2,458,611.12 for 2025–2026.
Stated 2026–27 service value
95% confidence£2,476,559
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Lot description states £2,476,559 for 2026–2027.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Service period stated in lot description
95% confidence1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027
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Lot description: 'To be delivered from 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027.'
Recorded contract signature
99% confidence15 April 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-04-15.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-20T16:55:37+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHospice services including palliative and end-of-life care, treatment for motor neurone disease, and cancer-related lymphoedema.
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Process and Lot 1 descriptions.
Category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Primary classification: CPV 85100000, Health services.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKF2
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Item 1 delivery address region: UKF2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurement_method: limited; procurement_method_details states award procedure without prior publication.
Regime
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023, Direct Award Process A
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Procurement rationale and Lot 1 description explicitly cite PSR Direct Award Process A.
Published rationale
99% confidenceNo other realistic provider; existing service to an existing provider.
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Lot description states 'Direct Award A due to no other realistic provider' and 'This is an existing service to an existing provider.'
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or price comparison supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive; signature date recorded as 15 April 2026
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Contract 099194-2026-1 status active; dateSigned 2026-04-15.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Incumbent continuity
99% confidenceThe notice describes the arrangement as an existing service to an existing provider.
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Lot 1 description.
Value structure
99% confidenceThe published total contract value equals the two stated annual values combined.
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£2,458,611.12 plus £2,476,559 equals the contract value of £4,935,170.12.
Market access implication
99% confidenceThe stated Direct Award A rationale indicates the buyer did not identify another realistic provider for this service.
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Lot 1 description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceThe linked award and contract are active, while Lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract status: active; Lot 1 status: cancelled.
Inconsistent dates
99% confidenceThe stated delivery period begins on 1 April 2025, before the recorded signature date of 15 April 2026 and the notice publication date of 20 October 2026.
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Lot description, contract dateSigned, and published_at fields.
Award date absent
99% confidenceNo award date is supplied for the award record.
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Award 099194-2026-1 award_date is null.
Supplier verification scope
99% confidenceThe supplier is identified through a GB-NHS identifier; Companies House verification is not applicable in the supplied data.
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supplier_identity_status: not_applicable; identifier scheme GB-NHS.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled while its linked award and contract are active; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- The stated service period starts before the recorded contract signature and notice publication dates; the source does not explain the chronology.
- No award date, bid count, bidder information, scoring, pricing breakdown, lot-specific value, or evaluation details are supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LOROS HospiceNHS Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland ICBhospice servicespalliative carePSR Direct Award Process Ahealth services contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the hospice services contract?
LOROS Hospice is named as supplier for award 099194-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record gives a total value of £4,935,170.12.
What services are covered?
The notice covers hospice, palliative and end-of-life care, treatment for motor neurone disease, and cancer-related lymphoedema services.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records PSR Direct Award Process A without prior publication and states there was no other realistic provider.
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