Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Southern Hospice Group SME
- Value
- £4,907,248
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 032204-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Feb 2026
- Published9 Apr 2026Published 63 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of specialist palliative care for children in Sussex. The palliative care needs for children encompass a wide range of conditions (e.g. genetic, neurological, cardiac, oncology) who often have complex, evolving care requirements. This service will provide an active and total approach to care, from the point of diagnosis throughout the child's life, death and beyond. Children and young people approaching the end of life and being cared for at home will have 24-hour access to both children's nursing care and advice from a consultant in paediatric palliative care. The service will include: Continuous Clinical Access - provision of 24/7 specialist paediatric consultant advice and nursing support for end-of-life care, ensuring families can access clinical expertise at home, in a hospice, or in a hospital setting at any hour. Holistic Approach - a "total approach to care" that addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs from the point of dia…
About the supplier
Southern Hospice Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00930107).