Countywide Community-based Specialist Level Palliative and End of Life Care Service for Adults

Concepts

• health services
• kettering
• urgent specialist care
• care
• life care service
• night care service
• day care service
• specialist level palliative
• local coordination service
• nhs northamptonshire integrated care board

Location

Kettering

Description

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) are seeking to Commission a Countywide community-based Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service for Adults to support patients who are thought to be in their last eight weeks of life.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service is broken down into five core elements;24/7 Rapid Response Service - Led by nurses and offering urgent specialist care and support, including symptom management and non-medical prescribing, during both regular and after hours. It is designed for patients considered to be in the last eight weeks of their lives who wish to receive care in their own homes.Local Coordination Service - A 24/7 service providing information, advice, signposting to services and face-to-face interventions for patients, caregivers, family, and friends.Hospice at Home – Offering a more integrated approach for patient assisting those who wish to spend their last days at home. This includes rapidly discharging patients from hospices and hospitals to avoid unnecessary admissions.Day Care Service – Aimed at patients who are in the last eight weeks of life and prefer to receive care at home. Short episodes of care are delivered throughout the day as needed to ensure patients' needs are met.Night Care Service - Designed for patients who are in the last eight weeks of life and prefer to receive care at home. This service will ensure that the patient's needs are met through short episodes of care provided during the night when appropriate. This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process. This contract relates to a new service with the intention to award being made to a new provider.The contract will commence 01st April 2026 and be 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 3 years.The approximate lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £15,439,360

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend a further 3 years (36 months).

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award please contact: agem.procurementnorthants@nhs.net . The award decision has been made by the NHS Northamptonshire ICB Integrated Planning and Resource Committee on 5th August 2025.There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.The relative importance of the Key Criteria incorporated within the service was as follows:1. Quality and Innovation: 45.00%2. Value: 20.00%3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 11.00%4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 14.00%5. Social Value: 10.00%The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the service. The rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they met all requirements associated with the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, clearly demonstrating their ability to deliver the requirements of the service within their submission, and they ranked as the highest scoring provider, based on their overall Key Criteria score, within this Provider Selection Process.