Contract award · 15 Apr 2026

Hospice Service

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board awarded “Hospice Service” to LOROS Hospice for £4.94m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careEast Midlands

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Value
£4,935,170.12
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Apr 2026
  2. Published20 Oct 2026Published 188 days after the contract date

Description

Hospice Services including Palliative and End of Life Care, Treatment for Motor Neurone Disease and Cancer Related Lymphoedema Services. This award has been made following PSR's direct award process A. Direct Award A due to no other realistic provider This is an existing service to an existing provider. The value is £2,458,611.12 for 2025-2026 £2,476,559 for 2026-2027 To be delivered from 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027.

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