Contract

End of Life Care Services in Halton and West Cheshire

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-019712

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066292

Published 4 March 2026, 5:48pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Contact

Claire Tyghe

Email

claire.tyghe@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

NHS Organisation Data Service

QYG

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

End of Life Care Services in Halton and West Cheshire

Reference number

2026-27-QYG-01F-8HY15-CON

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hospice end of life care including:

Inpatient care Day hospice services

Family support and bereavement services

Complimentary therapies

Clinical advice and support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,630,081

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UKD71 - East Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

Patients registered with a Halton or West Cheshire GP

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Halton Place has awarded a 1 year contract via Direct award A to the hospice, palliative and end of life care service provider across Halton and West Cheshire.

The contract will commence on the 1st of April 2026 and will expire on 31st March 2027 and has an indicative annual contract value of £1,630,081 based on historical costs and may be subject to change.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 1

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2026-27-QYG-01F-8HY15-CON

Title

End of Life Care Services in Halton and West Cheshire

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 November 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Halton Haven Hospice

Runcorn

WA7 6EP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD71 - East Merseyside
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

2397402

Internet address

https://www.haltonhaven.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,630,081

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,630,081


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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.

On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk